The stories will be added in full text when supplied by the writers. You will need the free program Acrobat Reader to files in pdf format.
Files in rtf (rich text format) will open in most word processors on most computers.
The 8th annual Short Story Competition was sponsored by Monash Arts Council
| Placing | Author | Story Title | file format 1 | file format 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Bliss | Bloody Cat | pdf file 12 kb | word file 27 kb |
| 2nd | Matthew Ellul | The Board of exact opposites | pdf file138 kb | rtf file18 kb |
| 3rd | Darcy Brown | The Waterfront | ||
| Very Highly Commended | Raphael Ling | Alone | ||
| Highly Commended | Brooke Melki-Wegner | The Initiation | ||
| Commended | Matthew Stott | Not Quite Right | ||
| Commended | Andrea Batzakidis | The Prowler | ||
| Commended | Jodie Valadon | The Friday Night Spookapalooza | ||
CATEGORY B (15– 17 years)
| Placing | Author | Story Title | file format 1 | file format 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexandra Liew | Pink Roses | pdf file 19 kb | rtf file 29 kb |
| 2nd | Ada Castle | (untitled) | pdf file 9 kb | rtf file 12 kb |
| 3rd | Skye Melki-Wegner | Panda Eyes | ||
| Very Highly Commended | Pallavi Prathivadi | Identical Change |
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| Very Highly Commended | Susan Wang | The boy | ||
| Highly Commended | Margaret Holmes | The Two Most Precious Things | ||
| Highly Commended | Sinead Holmes | The Golden Pen | ||
| Commended | Candice Carrasco | Adam and Allie | ||
| Commended | Amy Yeap | At the Door to an Underwater Paradise | ||
CATEGORY C (Adult)
| Placing | Author | Story Title | file format 1 | file format 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joy Gardiner | Winking Frogs | pdf file 17 kb | rtf file 13 kb |
| 2nd | Martin Shakespeare | One of those Days | pdf file 19 kb | rtf file 14 kb |
| 3rd | Dianne Berryman | Making an Impression | pdf file 20 kb | rtf file 15 kb |
| Very Highly Commended | Leanne Savio | Strange, these sheilas | ||
| Very Highly Commended | Cathy Perazzo | The Catcher | ||
| Highly Commended | Moonyin Llewellyn | When Ravens Fly | ||
| Highly Commended | Helen Heaney | Spite | ||
| Commended | Briony Davis | Aletheia's Son | ||
| Commended | Lee Ling Chang | Eye of the Beholder | ||
| Commended | Pheng Quah | Memory's Footfalls | ||
| Commended | Josephine Brown | Muffins | ||
| Commended | Vicki Grima | (untitled) | ||
| Commended | Eleni Stathatos | Ten things I hate about recess |