The 8th annual Short Story Competition was sponsored by Monash Arts Council
| Placing | Author | Story Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Bliss | Bloody Cat |
| 2nd | Matthew Ellul | The Board of exact opposites |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexandra Liew | Pink Roses |
| 2nd | Ada Castle | (untitled) |
| 3rd | Skye Melki-Wegner | Panda Eyes |
| Very Highly Commended | Pallavi Prathivadi | Identical Change |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joy Gardiner | Winking Frogs |
| 2nd | Martin Shakespeare | One of those Days |
| 3rd | Dianne Berryman | Making an Impression |
| 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 |