Sue Ellson Books and Writing Entered In Awards and Submitted Elsewhere
For broader publication
Below is a list of the books, writing and short stories that I have entered in Awards and submitted elsewhere.
You can see the Poems entered in awards and submitted elsewhere here.
A large number of my poems have been re-published elsewhere.
More details about my poems are on my main poems page.
I welcome requests for commissions, simply contact me directly if you would like me to write something for you or your publication.
Date Entered
Award Name
Submission Details
Outcome
4 May
2025
2025 Boroondara Literary Awards supported by the Rotary Club of Balwyn. Submissions close 11 May 2025.
Entered Open Short Story Category – 1,523 word Short Story called ‘Lifting Life‘ – a first person story about changing from being a human to being a lift (elevator) for a month. Included a reflection on 10 lifts that helped me decide what type of lift I would like to be, where I would be located and who would be travelling in it with me.
Submitted one short story.
Winners announced
October 2025
Anthology to come.
12 August 2023
Entered my fifth book – ‘LinkedIn for me and my career or business‘
Submitted book.
Winners announced online 21 November 2023.
24 April 2023
Entered my fifth book – ‘LinkedIn for me and my career or business‘
Submitted book. Finalist.
Winner announced online 21 October 2023.
27 August 2019
Entered my fourth book – ‘Gigsters – Any Age or Ability Employees, Experts and Entrepreneurs‘
Submitted book.
Winners announced online 20 November 2019.
10 August 2019
Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards) 2020 24th Annual Award Non Fiction Category – 45. Business/Career/Sales Regional 11. Australia/New Zealand/Pacific Rim
Entered my fourth book, ‘Gigsters – Any Age or Ability Employees, Experts and Entrepreneurs‘
Submitted book. Winners announced at IPPY Awards ceremony in New York’s Time Square on 26 May 2020.
4 June 2019
Entered my fourth book – ‘Gigsters – Any Age or Ability Employees, Experts and Entrepreneurs‘
Submitted book. Finalist. Also received ‘Significant Service Convenor Citation.’
Winner announced at Hawthorn Arts Centre 26 October 2019.
28 September 2018
Exisle Publishing Timeless Wisdom International Writing Challenge brought together writers aged 60 and over from around the world, with a focus on non-fiction short stories which share some of the wisdom that can only be acquired through age. There were four themes to choose from: Fear & Courage, Struggle & Success, Love & Loss, Human Kindness
Entered Open Short Story Category Struggle and Success – 1,266 word Short Story called ‘When I looked in the mirror, I couldn’t see the real me‘ – a story about moving from Adelaide to Melbourne and finding contentment in my adopted city. I was an under age entry.
Submitted one short story.
Selected entries were collated into four Timeless Wisdom books according to selected themes, and published in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand by Exisle Publishing, an established mainstream publishing house with over 25 years of publishing experience.
14 August 2018
2018 Boroondara Literary Awards supported by the Rotary Club of Balwyn. Submissions close 31 August 2018.
Entered Open Short Story Category – 2,736 word Short Story called ‘Waiting for love‘ – a story about Sophie and Caleb who met via a dating website and loosely based on lived experience.
Submitted one short story.
Winners announced at the Boroondara Literary Awards Ceremony on Thursday 29 November 2018 and included in an Anthology.
10 February 2016
Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards) 20th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards in the Non-Fiction Paperback Category 39. Business/Career/Sales
Entered my first book, ‘120 Ways To Achieve Your Purpose With LinkedIn‘
Submitted book. Results announced 8 April 2016. Judge Feedback: Structure, Organization, and Pacing: 4/5 Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar: 4/5 Production Quality and Cover Design: 4/5 Plot and Story Appeal: 0/5 Character Appeal and Development: 0/5 Voice and Writing Style: 4/5
Judge’s Commentary*:
Congratulations on writing and publishing your book! The packaging is polished and professional. The front cover design is clean and simple and does a good job of identifying the book’s purpose and audience. The back cover copy identifies the benefits readers will receive. You have organized this vast body of information in a user-friendly manner; I appreciated the detail in the Table of Contents for easy navigation. You are clearly an expert on LinkedIn and you provide a thorough guide for those using it and new to it. Good job with grammar and proofreading. The formatting of the text is good, although I would use only one of bold, italics, or underlining, and you might want to simplify the variety of font sizes to help the pages look a little cleaner. Also, you don’t need to put spaces between each paragraph; you might be able to save a little paper by closing those gaps. You have a good web site to market your book; you might consider how you can organize and present the information and resources for maximum impact. I would love to see you develop your blog into something with regularly updated content: tips, book excerpts, Q&A, etc.