A huge congratulations goes out to the writers of the twelve stories that made the shortlist. Well done! Tune in to hear Lucy Treloar's reflections on the shortlist and her announcement of the winning stories on Thursday 10 September at 6:00 pm.
- Baby Oil by Alison Gibbs, Ashbury, NSW
- Beach Road by Catherine Padmore, Hurstbridge, VIC
- Good People by Jodie Kewley, Red Hill South, VIC
- Unobtainium by Annabel Smith, North Perth, WA
- The Dismissal by Claire Aman, Grafton, NSW
- His Car in the Driveway by Josephine Scicluna, Hawthorn, VIC
- Performance (Variation 2) by Gail Chrisfield, Torquay, VIC
- Until You See the Wasps by Jessica Andreatta, Lyra, QLD
- Half A Girl by Michelle Brock, Queanbeyan, ACT
- Brimbank and York by Samantha-Ellen Bound, Mordialloc, VIC
- Cigarettes and T-Shirts, Ellen Rodger, Newtown, NSW
- dark about the light by Rob Johnson, NSW, Croydon
