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History
Entering The Age Short Story Competition raises the profile of the author and the work, attract critical attention and move closer to publication. The competition is run in conjunction with the international writers' association, PEN.
Notes
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Between 1979 and 1984 the competition was conducted with Tabloid Story and was known as The Age-Tabloid Story Awards.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2013
winner Maggot 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2013 2013; (p. 258-267)winner Joseph Stalin and the Bourgeois Ferret 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2014 2014; (p. 184-192) -
Year: 2012
winner Crumbs 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 7 January 2012; (p. 24-25) The Best Australian Stories 2012 2012; (p. 59-64) Award Winning Australian Writing 2012 2012; (p. 155-160) -
Year: 2010
winner The Fields of Early Sorrow 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: The Age , 8 January 2011; (p. 28-29) Award Winning Australian Writing 2011 2011; -
Year: 2009
winner Flat Daddy 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing [2010] 2010; (p. 51-58) The Age , 1-2 January 2010; (p. 18-19) -
Year: 2008
winner Home Visit 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: The Age , 2-3 January 2009; (p. 16-17)
Works About this Award
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Finding a Winning Voice 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 January 2014; (p. 25) -
Words at the Heart of All 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 18 January 2014; (p. 25) -
The Fuel for Creative Anger 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 11 January 2014; (p. 20) -
Natural Affinities 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2013; (p. 28) -
Old Hand Gatecrashes Young-Writer Territory 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 December 2013; (p. 5)