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The Chrysalis BREW Project has released the results of the 2026 BREW Poetry Award, with Bianca Black and Sushanth Shyamsundar receiving the two Poem and Poet of the Year distinctions.

Black’s Youth was selected as the Judges’ Poem of the Year, while Shyamsundar’s THE ALMOST-PERSON received the Community’s Poem of the Year title.

The award uses two forms of recognition. The Judges’ Pick is based on assessment by the award’s judging panel, while the Community’s Pick is based on reader activity associated with poems published in the BREW Directory.

Judges’ Pick

Youth by Bianca Black received the Judges’ Pick Open Category title and was subsequently named the Judges’ Poem of the Year.

The judging process considers ten areas: creativity and originality; emotional impact; technical proficiency; depth and complexity; unity and coherence; language and imagery; resonance and relevance; voice and style; innovation and experimentation; and impact and memorability.

The other poems named as Judges’ Pick finalists are:

• On My Way / Mike Marks
• Saltwind / P Prashant Singha

The three poems identified for submission for Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize consideration are Youth, On My Way, and Saltwind.

Community’s Pick

The Community’s Poem of the Year is THE ALMOST-PERSON by Sushanth Shyamsundar.

The Community’s Pick recognition is based on activity recorded on the BREW Directory. Views and comments contribute to each poem’s Community’s Score, with comments carrying a higher weighting than views under the award’s published system.

The Community’s Pick Open Category title goes to THE ALMOST-PERSON by Sushanth Shyamsundar.

The Community’s Pick Tertiary Category title goes to 1bd, 1ba, 1 paragraph by Waverly Vernon.

The Community’s Pick finalists are:

• Youth / Bianca Black
• On My Way / Mike Marks
• Saltwind / P Prashant Singha
• ÌRÒKÒ ÀKÓKÒ (The Iroko Tree of Time) / Anselm Eme
• Kino / Thaise Lis Nascimento
• Unspinning / Monci Ellis Lee
• Selenophile / Laima Gulbe Testa
• 1bd, 1ba, 1 paragraph / Waverly Vernon
• The Sage Creek Thing / Magnus Briar
• Chocolate Road / Alice Hlidkova

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago receives a Special Certificate of Recognition in connection with the Tertiary Category result for 1bd, 1ba, 1 paragraph by Waverly Vernon.

Award Categories and Selection

The BREW Poetry Award has four categories: Open, Primary School, Secondary School, and Tertiary. The award provides both Judges’ Pick and Community’s Pick recognition within its category structure.

For the Judges’ Pick, poems are reviewed by members of the BREW Laureate Council according to the published judging criteria. A poem must reach the required judging threshold to be considered for a Judges’ Pick title.

The Community’s Pick operates through reader participation. Published poems accumulate points through views and comments, with the results used to determine the Community’s Pick titles.

The 2026 award cycle accepted entries through 31 August. Community voting concluded at 23:59 Adelaide time on 30 September, with the results announced in October.

No winners or finalists were announced for the Primary School or Secondary School categories in the 2026 results.

2026 Recognition

The 2026 winners and finalists are scheduled for inclusion in a BREW Poetry Award anthology or another publication this year or the following year. Awardees aged 18 and above will also be included as members of the BREW Laureate Council, subject to the applicable award terms.

The Judges’ Poet of the Year receives the award’s stated Poet of the Year prize, which provides a choice between AUD 100 or a BREW Award medal, in accordance with the published award terms.

About the BREW Poetry Award

The BREW Poetry Award is an annual poetry award administered by The Chrysalis BREW Project. It provides recognition through a judging process and reader participation, with categories covering Open, Primary School, Secondary School, and Tertiary submissions.

The award is open to poets internationally and does not charge an entry fee. Its published criteria and selection procedures distinguish between Judges’ Pick and Community’s Pick recognition.

About The Chrysalis BREW Project

The Chrysalis BREW Project is a literary and creative platform established in 2019. BREW refers to Books, Reviews, and Everything Written.

The platform publishes literary and creative content, including poetry, book-related material, reviews, author features, and contributions from writers and other creators. It also administers the BREW Book, Blog, and Poetry Awards and maintains directories for literary contributors.

The Chrysalis BREW Project is based in Australia and publishes work from contributors in different countries and regions.

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Plexrum Protocol deployed its Sepolia testnet prototype, allowing users to test sample real estate-related asset records, role-based workflow stages, and ERC-1155 test-unit transfers.

Singapore, 2nd Oct 2026 — Plexrum Protocol LLC announced that it deployed a prototype on Ethereum’s Sepolia test network on September 30, 2026. The prototype enables developers and technology users to create sample real estate-related asset records, inspect associated on-chain data and transfer test ERC-1155 units between compatible wallets.

The prototype includes a role-gated workflow that moves sample records through predefined demonstration tiers. This function allows users to observe how designated permissions and workflow stages are executed through smart-contract functions on the Sepolia test network.

The deployment is intended to test selected technical functions related to digital asset records and token transfers. The current prototype does not provide a property marketplace, token-holder voting, an exit process or functionality for live property transactions.

“Deploying the Sepolia prototype provides a test environment for reviewing selected asset-record and token-transfer functions,” said a Plexrum Protocol representative. “Feedback gathered during testing may be used to assess the documented workflows, technical behavior and interface operation.”

All records and tokens available through the prototype are illustrative. They are not connected to a specific physical property and do not establish property ownership, verified legal interests, investment rights, income rights or redemption claims. Any live implementation would require applicable legal, regulatory and administrative arrangements.

The prototype is available on the Plexrum Lab website. Testnet tokens used in the environment do not represent funds or monetary value. Users should not provide private keys, recovery phrases or sensitive property documents while testing the platform.

Plexrum Protocol may use feedback from the testing phase to identify technical or interface issues and assess the prototype’s documented workflows.

About Plexrum Protocol LLC 
Plexrum Protocol LLC develops blockchain technology for real-world asset applications. Its work includes digital asset records, smart-contract workflows and infrastructure used to explore real estate-related tokenization processes.

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Houston, Texas, United States, 2nd Oct 2026 – Post Oak Group, named the Best Middle-Market Investment Bank in Texas, reports strong and sustained demand from clients seeking introductions to strategic buyers, as middle-market sellers increasingly prioritize acquirers who bring operational synergy and long-term vision rather than capital alone.

While financial sponsors remain active in the middle market, strategic acquirers, companies operating in the same or adjacent industries as the target, are competing more aggressively for deal flow. Post Oak Group, which has completed transactions across 12 countries and advised on more than $82 billion in total transaction value, says the shift reflects a broader recalibration among sellers, who are placing greater weight on long-term fit alongside price as they evaluate competing offers.

Strategic Buyers Compete Harder for Middle-Market Targets

Strategic acquirers are often willing to pay a premium for synergy value, whether through shared customer bases, complementary technology, geographic expansion, or vertical integration, that a financial sponsor has no mechanism to match. That dynamic has made strategics an increasingly central part of Post Oak Group’s buyer outreach on sell-side mandates, particularly in sectors where consolidation and technology integration are accelerating.

Identifying the right strategic counterparty requires more than a database search. It requires an advisor with deep, pre-existing relationships across an industry’s operating landscape, corporate development teams, founders of adjacent businesses, and international acquirers looking to enter the U.S. market.

“Sellers want more than a check; they want a buyer who understands the business and can help it grow,” said David Chua, co-founder and Managing Partner of the Mergers & Acquisitions practice at Post Oak Group. “Strategic introductions require a different kind of relationship-building. It’s not about running a broad auction; it’s about knowing exactly who the right three or four buyers are before the process even starts.”

A Network That Puts the Right Buyers at the Table

One of the defining advantages Post Oak Group brings to a strategic buyer process is the breadth of its global relationships. As one of the most connected middle-market investment banks to family offices and venture capital firms globally, the firm regularly draws on those same relationships to identify strategic acquirers and their backers, giving clients access to buyer networks that most middle-market advisors cannot replicate.

With relationships spanning corporate development teams, family offices, and venture-backed buyers across North America, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and select Asian markets, Post Oak Group’s approach to strategic outreach is deliberately targeted rather than broad-based, reflecting the firm’s partner-led model in which senior bankers personally manage buyer relationships from first contact through close.

Texas-Rooted, Globally Positioned

Post Oak Group’s continued momentum in strategic buyer introductions reflects both the strength of its platform and the resilience of the Texas business community. The firm, recently named the Best Middle-Market Investment Bank in Texas, has seen particular activity among Houston-area and broader Sun Belt businesses, where founder-led companies continue to explore strategic exits alongside traditional sponsor-backed processes.

The firm’s leadership team brings more than 250 years of combined experience across M&A, capital markets, and cross-border transactions, giving Post Oak Group the institutional depth to run sophisticated, relationship-driven strategic processes while maintaining the agility and client focus that distinguish it from larger, less responsive banking platforms. With approximately 300 professionals across advisory, execution, research, and operations, the firm operates at a scale that allows it to manage complex, multi-party outreach without sacrificing the senior-level attention that middle-market clients require.

As strategic buyer interest continues to define middle-market deal activity in 2026, Post Oak Group says it remains focused on what has always driven its business: connecting the right sellers with the right buyers, and delivering outcomes that reflect the true value of the businesses its clients have built.

About Post Oak Group

Post Oak Group is the leading middle-market investment bank headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has been named the Best Middle-Market Investment Bank in Texas. With approximately 300 professionals and more than 250 years of combined leadership experience, the firm has advised on over $82 billion in transactions across 12 countries, with international reach spanning North America, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and select Asian markets. Post Oak Group offers a fully integrated platform spanning mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, growth equity, and cross-border advisory, with a partner-led execution model that ensures senior-level attention throughout every engagement.

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