Brandon Tsang from Sydney
The 2018 young writer program with Press Service International in conjunction with Christian Today is well and truly striding ahead.
This young writer program initiated in 2009 has developed in these past nine years, along with the international young writers, Kiwi young writers and sport writers have maintained strong numbers and intriguing articles. There are 5 weeks per Cycle and 10 Cycles in the year.
Week 1 - International young writers
Week 2-5 - Australian young writers
Kiwi young writers run their own separate schedules run similarly to the Australian model.
All in all, there are 85 young people writing 10 articles a year, one per Cycle. It is a mammoth effort to see all this undertaken with an army of volunteer young people ensuring articles get to the publishing stage.
Jessica Currie from Brisbane
Those behind the scenes
Each of those 5 weeks has a Week Coordinator whose connects to each of those young writers with their due date.
Moreover, each of those 5 weeks has a Week Editor who checks the articles and once compiled, sends them to the PSI office for a final check.
The PSI office then sends the articles with publishing dates for the following week into Christian Today who also checks them, and proceeds to publish them the following week as per the schedule.
Links
Press Service International - the young writers
Lucinda Glover from Hobart
Australian Weeks (Internationals are Week 1)
Week 2
Coordinator Russell Modlin (Sunshine Coast)
Editor Rebecca Moore (Sunshine Coast)
Meenal Chandra - Sydney
Thomas Devenish - Hobart
Michael Dahlenburg - Adelaide
Sarah Urmston - Melbourne
Miranda Menelaws - Brisbane
Cartia Moore - Sunshine Coast
Haydn Lea - Perth
Joseph Kolapudi - Brisbane
Liana Monaghan - Adelaide
Jesse Moore - Sunshine Coast
Ben Kruzins - Ocean Shores
Anna Waite - Brisbane
Sam Manchester - London
Week 3
Coordinator Tom Anderson (Ipswich),
Editor Tim Price (Gold Coast, now Minnesota)
Jo Fuller - Brisbane
Christopher Archibald - Sydney
Clarissa Yates - Perth
Tim Price - Minnesota (fmr Gold Coast)
Peter Brookshaw - Melbourne
Jia Pan Xaio - Sydney
Brent Van Mourit - Brisbane
Renee Jenner - Sydney
Tom Anderson - Ipswich
Shannon Munyard - Adelaide
Kristen Dang - Adelaide
Mayce Fischer - Brisbane
Rachel Li - Sydney
Conor Ryan from Adelaide
Week 4
Coordinator Bridget Brenton (Brisbane)
Editor Aira Chilcott (Canberra)
Sam Gillespie - Sydney
Justin Monaghan - Adelaide
Bridget Brenton - Brisbane
Cheryl McGrath - Melbourne
Caitlyn Furler - Sunshine Coast
Bonnie Dowie - Adelaide
Brandon Tsang - Sydney
Conor Ryan - Adelaide
Lucinda Glover - Hobart
Jessica Currie - Brisbane
Roydon Ng - Sydney
Hannah Edwards - Brisbane
Melissa Ramoo - Sydney
Josiah Gray - Brisbane
Week 5
Coordinator Ashley Menelaws (Kingaroy)
Editor Liam Denny (Sydney)
Liam Denny - Sydney
Ashley Menelaws - Brisbane
Zach Radloff - Gold Coast
Laurinda Rapp - Brisbane
Mark Flippance - Adelaide
Leigh Clough - Gold Coast
Stephen Urmston - Sydney
Christopher Harris - Melbourne
Amy Manners - Adelaide
Laura Miles - Sunshine Coast
Janna Mills -Rockhampton
Jarred Pienaar - Brisbane
Fiona Mackenzie - Sydney
Elizabeth Josic - Sunshine Coast
Young people in the ages 18-30 are welcome to make enquiry as there are spots available - timeout@bushorchestra.com or 0419 917 713
Ben Kruzins from Ocean Shores
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
