The 2019 Young Writer Award are celebrated - huge thankyou to the Panellists and the Statisticians
Australian 18-30 – Awards 2019
Basil Sellers - Kristen Dang, Roden Mears, Roydon Ng
Tronson - Amy Manners, Cartia Moore, Jesse Moore
Theology - Rachel Li, Ben Kruzins, Conor Ryan
Youth Development - Laura Miles, Shane Rowney, Josiah Gray
Chairman’s - Lucy Miles
New Zealand 18-30 - Awards 2019
Basil Sellers - Rebecca Howan
Tronson - Blake Gardiner
Theology - Petro Swart
Youth Development - Rebecca Hoverd, Jessica Knell
Chairman’s - Manuele Teofilo
Internationals 18-30
Basil Sellers - Daniel Thomas
Tronson - Darren Salmon, Dat Nguyen
Theology - Francesca Tavares, Crystelda Naidoo
Youth Development - Rume Kpadamrophe
Tony Dunkerley Sport Writer Award 2019
David Goodwin
Australian Over 31s - Awards
Basil Sellers - Jo Fuller
Tronson - Peter Brookshaw, Liana Monaghan, Justin Monaghan
Theology - Travis Barnes
New Zealand Over 31
Basil Sellers - Emma McGeorge
Internationals Over 31
Basil Sellers - Paul Lewis
Tronson - Sharma Taylor
Theology - Kali Hendrickson
The Panellists
The seven sets of panellists marked each article from January to July. Under consideration is moving toward the Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) where each Christian media member sends in their Best Article (Best cover, Best whatever). They are then marked.
Should the young writer ministry in this direction it would reduce the work load of the Panellists from marking 5 Cycles to only 1 Cycle (at the end of the marling season) with each young writer sending in their Best Article.
Soundings are being taken to the Panellists for their responses – certainly those who have responded to date warm to this idea – one panellist is concerned that what a young writer considers to be their best article might be off the mark by objective panellists. The same panellist realised there is a subjective analysis which every way it is done.
2019 Panellist groups
Australians 18-30 years
New Zealanders 18-30 years
Internationals 18-30 years
Sport Writer Panellists
Australian Over 31s
New Zealand Over 31s
Internationals Over 31s
35 people plus 4 statisticians
Dr Mark Tronson is a Baptist minister (retired) who served as the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years (2000 ret) and established Life After Cricket in 2001. He was recognised by the Olympic Ministry Medal in 2009 presented by Carl Lewis Olympian of the Century. He mentors young writers and has written 24 books, and enjoys writing. He is married to Delma, with four adult children and grand-children. Dr Tronson writes a daily article for Christian Today Australia (since 2008) and in November 2016 established Christian Today New Zealand.
Mark Tronson's archive of articles can be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/mark-tronson.html
Dr Mark Tronson - a 4 min video
Chairman – Well-Being Australia
Baptist Minister 45 years
- 1984 - Australian cricket team chaplain 17 years (Ret)
- 2001 - Life After Cricket (18 years Ret)
- 2009 - Olympic Ministry Medal – presented by Carl Lewis
- 2019 - The Gutenberg - (ARPA Christian Media premier award)
Gutenberg video - 2min 14sec
Married to Delma for 45 years with 4 children and 6 grand children
