Results: 2024 Ernestine Hill and Rae Cerhan Competitions

The following were announced at the FAW Awards Luncheon held in Sydney on May 3, 2025.

2024 Ernestine Hill Short Story Competition

Winner:

  • ‘Long Shadows’ by Keren Heenan

Short Listed:

  • ‘Into The Dust’ by Andie Casey
  • ‘Rounders’ by M E Glascott
  • ‘Elbers Knoll’ by Linda Aitkens
  • ‘Well Past Milking Hour’ by Patrick Eades

The winning story ‘Long Shadows’ was published in the June 2025 edition of Writers Voice.

2024 Rae Alison Cerhan Australiana Ballad Competition

First Place:

  • ‘Rivers I Knew’ by David Judge

Second Place:

  • ‘When Angels Come’ by Tom McIllveen

Third Place:

  • ‘The Race Napoleon Won’ by Elizabeth Egan

Short Listed:

  • ‘A Poet’s Voice’ by David Campbell
  • ‘Saga of an Irish Lass’ by Jim Kent

The winning ballad ‘Rivers I Knew’ was published in the June 2025 edition of Writers Voice.

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