Description‘Crown of Stars' by Joanne Mills was awarded third prize in the Open Poetry category of the 2012 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards.ContributorsJoanne MillsTitleCrown of StarsRightsJoanne MillsNotesThe Banjo Paterson Writing Awards are held annually in Orange to honour the great Australian writer Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, born 1864 at Narrambla, near Orange. The awards are launched each year on 17 February, the anniversary of Banjo's birth and close in May, with winners announced in August at the annual Orange Readers and Writers Festival. Introduced in 1991 by the Banjo Paterson Committee, the awards are now supported by Orange City Council and Central West Libraries.
Crown of Stars - 2012 third prize open poetry category. Central West Libraries, accessed 30/04/2026, https://centralwest.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/4383