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Sunday 17 January 2021
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Two groups of internationals

By Mark Tronson - Press Service International

Photo  -   Anna Waite young writer based in Cambodia

Press Service International and Christian Today function a young writers ministry, now for 10 years. In 2015 there were enough “internationals” to establish their own week which fitted in the 5 week Cycles as Week 1.

This year the international young writers have grown significantly and there are now two separate groups, the first is Week 1 – 18-30 year olds, and the second group are the Over 31s in Week 5.

Group 1  -  18-30s

Jason Lalone  -  USA

Cindy Cheng  -  China

Aaron Sabio  -  USA

Anna Waite  -  Camdodia

Crytelda Naidoo  -  South Africa

Rume Kpadamrophe  -  Nigeria

Francesca Tavares  -  West Indies

Darren Salmon  -  West Indies

Dr Daniel Thomas  -  West Indies

Rebecca Triplett  -  USA

Tamika Smith  -  West Indies

Kacy Garvey  -  West Indies

Liliana Ferrao  -  Mozambique

Dat Nguyen  -  Vietnam

Kimberley Morgan  -  West Indies

Jhonelle Grant  -  West Indies

 Behind the scenes

Group 1 which is Week 1 in the young writer program, has 14 young writers from across the globe.

The people who make this work effectively is Crystelda Naidoo from South Africa who sends the reminders for their due dates. The editor for this Week 1 is Emma Bamfield from Melbourne and the photo selector for the articles in Josh Robbie also from South Africa.

Photo  -   Jason Lalone USA young writer

Group 2  -  Over 31s

Sharma Taylor  -  West Indies

Kandima Awendila   -   Mozambique

Rosie Robinson   -   England

Kali Hendrickson   -  USA

Josh Robbie  -  South Africa

Paul Lewis  -  West Indies

Stacy-ASnn Smith  -  West Indies

Jennifer Khan  -  West Indies

These Over 31s young writers are in Week 5 and have their own behind the scenes team. Mussita Ng from Wellington New Zealand is the coordinator. Joseph Kolapudi from Brisbane is the editor. The photo selector is Jackson Laninga from Auckland New Zealand.

Photo  -    Liliana Ferrao young writer from Mozambique

But there is more

Each of these two international young writer groups have their own set of Panellists who mark their articles for the annual Basil Sellers Awards – 18-30 years olds and the Over 31s.

Panellists - 18-30 years olds

Vic Matthews, Darren Lawson, Sean Spencer, Tony de Kevitt, Tim Everton.

Vic Matthews is a theologian, Darren a former missionary and now a headmaster and a ’92 Road Cyclist Barcelona Olympian. Sean is a businessman, Tony a retired RAAF VIP pilot and Tim a former Basil Sellers Winner (2016).

Panellists Over 31s

Rex Dale, Ian Aylward, John Yates, Wayne Walters, Christina Tyson

Rex is a Christian author, a retired professional; Ian a Baptist minister in Gladstone Qld, John an Anglican minister from Perth, Wayne an Anglican minister in Melbourne and Christina Salvation Army Wellington, the regional area Head.

This is quite a mammoth undertaking  -  with so many young writers in both groups, the behind the scenes people along with the panelists.

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 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. Dr Mark Tronson’s Press Service International in 2019 was awarded the Australasian Religious Press Association’s premier award, The Gutenberg. In September 2020 Summer Moore presented her commission portrait of Dr Mark Tronson holding the Gutenberg plaque. The above photo is the upper part from this portrait.

Mark Tronson's archive of articles can be viewed at: http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/mark-tronson.html

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