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History
The Army Education Service on Bougainville established the Torokina University which hosted the Solomon Islands Writers' Club. The club was an opportunity for soldiers to reestablish themselves into civil life.
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A competition run by the Solomon Islands Writers' Club with prizemoney funded from a donation of 50 pounds by A Jewish War Effort Circle, Melbourne. The competition was also known as the V. P. Competition, commemorating Victory in the Pacific. Entry was open those who had 'served actively in the Solomons Campaign'.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1945
Life with Uncle Frank 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 6-9)winner Reassertion 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 10-13)Epistle from an Unknown Man 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 13-17)Jivey Jimmy 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 17-19)
Works About this Award
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Solomon Island Writers' Short Story Competition 1946 single work column
— Appears in: Angry Penguins , July no. [9] 1946; (p. 2)
