2025 Short Story Competition Shortlists

After much deliberation, our panels have finalised their shortlists for this year’s short story competition. The writing standard was impressive and our panels found it enormously difficult to make their selections. Every entry showed clear promise, hard work and creativity.

We are enormously fortunate to have the chance to read the work of so many talented writers. Thank you to all our entrants and please: Keep writing.

Winners for each category will be announced next Friday, July 25.

Primary and Secondary Categories:
11:30am at the Apollo Bay Community Hall

Adult / Open Category:
During Poetry & Pies, 6-9pm at the Apollo Bay Mechanics Hall

Shortlists:

Adult/Open

Steve Bowler - DODO ON THE BEACH
Sarah Summers - Cicada Wings and Abalone Shells
Jodie Kewley - The Dream
Marian Matta - Forgiven
Fiona Hardy - The Incredible George Drinkwater

Secondary:

Isabelle Goode - What the Fog Hid
Elizabeth Du - I See You
Taru Collopy - Where We Used to Hide
Elise Low - Made of Memory
Sophie Atkinson - Writing Piece

Primary:

Fenix Kline - Joseph
Ruben Oesten-Hanger - Blue Gum Bill
Lumi Bould - Kate’s Magical Way Home
Arlie Jackson - The Knife in the Dark Night
Angus Boyd - The Rock of Contentment
Sebastian Winters - Portals

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