Work is progressing towards finalising the registration of the Port Moresby Writers Association and planning activities for the remainder of the year.

Since that meeting, a number of commitments to sponsor different categories of a writing competition have come in, including one from Corney and Tanya Alone.

“Great progress so far, keep rolling,” said Corney. “A small family club - Renbo Smile - that my wife Tanya and I are part of will take up the prize sponsorship for the Heritage Writing category. We will await the committee’s decisions before we can fully commit to it.”

John B Varey, a consultant to the Parliamentary reform program, has pledged to sponsor the Leadership Award Category.

An established private security company which has operations in most of PNG’s major towns has shown an interest in sponsoring a Peace and Security Award in the writing competition.

Other potential sponsors have shown interest so the organising committee will formally write to them once a clear process to handle the competition is put in place.

It is anticipated that since the writing competitions will start a bit late, the prizes will be awarded late in 2016 after the Crocodile Prize Awards in September. This also gives an opportunity for members of Port Moresby Writers to participate in the national literary award.

Writers, poets, editors, illustrators, and interested people in Port Moresby can get in touch or register their interest via email to [email protected].

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