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Write Around the Murray Short Story Award
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Write Around the Murray Short Story Award

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Judge

Margaret Hickey

Word limit

3000

Entry fee

$10

Prize amount

First prize $1,000; 2nd prize $200 book voucher; 3rd prize $100 book voucher

Closing date

Midnight 25 July, 2024

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And the winners are....

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the AlburyCity Short Story Award 2024 as selected by our judge, Margaret Hickey.

It was a very strong pool of entries so we want to encourage all the writers to took part to keep on trying and putting your work out there. Your creations were very impressive! Thank you everyone for your participation.

Click on the links to read all three of these marvellous stories below.

Third Prize: Trish Cerminara “Goonky Giwiirr”

Second Prize: Chris Palazollo “Dread and Comrades”

FIRST PRIZE AND WINNER ALBURYCITY SHORT STORY AWARD 2024: Simon Castles “Hollow”

2024 Shortlist

  • Eilish Alexander "How Sweetly"
  • Claire Aman "Driving with Goats"
  • Charley Anderson "Kingdom"
  • Flora Bloomfield "Dry Ground"
  • Thomas Campbell "Baroque"
  • Simon Castles "Hollow"
  • Trish Cerminara "Goonky Giwiirr"
  • Elaine Chennatt "Grandad Keeps His Heart in the Shed"
  • Amanda Hildebrandt "The Book of Empirical Observations"
  • Bai Klane "A Tale of Two Hospitals"
  • Sagamba Muhira & James Page "Strange Road to Freedom"
  • Chris Palazzolo "Dread and Comrades

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