Competition Results
Results of FAW and other Writing Competitions are posted here and may also include winning entries. Click a competition title to read more.
Winning Story: The 2025 Marjorie Barnard Short Story Award
Swinging Gates Catherine McElroy From the clothesline, Megan watches a distant cloud of dust. A car …
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Winning Story: The 2025 Ernestine Hill Memorial Short Story Award
Let This Place Speak Susan Temby This is Catherine, Cat for short, talking to her father …
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Winning Poem: The 2025 Rae Cerhan Australiana Ballad Award
Song of The Depression Helen Harvey The wool demand has fallen and it’s much the same …
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Certificate of Excellence Winner: The 2025 Hilarie Lindsay Short Story Competition for Australian School Children
Where the sound of light exists Yunha Back Nobody noticed the boy with the violin. Every …
Results: Country Press NSW 125th Anniversary Writing Awards
The results have been released for the winners and place-getters in the Country Press NSW 125th …
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