Australian young writer Thomas Devenish won the Australian Tronson Award presented at the annual young writers conference on the Gold Coast on Saturday.
The Awards are presented at 4.00pm of the conference each year – there are a number of awards but with Covid 19 restrictions many were unable to attend in 2020.
Each of the Australian young writers in the Press Service International program in conjunction with Christian Today sent in their BEST article for the five Panellists to mark out of 25 - the 25 mark was chosen as in previous years there have been too many multiple winners out of 10 marks.
The Australian Panellists
Gavin Lawrie - a retired barrister
Vicki Nunn - editor of SPAG
Aira Chilcott - a retired college educator
Kandima Awendila - 2018 Over 31s Winner
Cheryl McGrath - 2017 and 2018 Basil Sellers winner
Tronson Award
The Tronson Award has two string attributes – the first is a top result by the Panellists, the second is engaged in the Press Service International ministry.
Thomas Devenish
Thomas Devenish lives in Hobart, Tasmania with his wife and two daughters. He works as a motion designer and enjoys the diverse experiences life has to offer, from chasing tennis balls to curling up with a good book on a rainy day.
Thomas was the 2016 Theology Award winner and has been in the young writer program for many years. He has advised the young writer ministry over many years and in Hobart helps in the promotions of the young writer program.
He initially worked in television where he honed his skills producing graphics and program material. He gets contracts from all over the world.
Thomas Devenish’s previous articles may be viewed at www.pressserviceinternational.org/thomas-devenish.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
