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Newcastle Short Story Award
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History

Sponsored by Hunter Writers' Centre, the Newcastle Short Story Award was open for short stories for up to 2000 words. Shortlisted authors were published in an anthology.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2023

Judged by: Angela Meyer Winnie Dunn

winner Patrick Cruz Forrest for 'Kuya'.

Year: 2022

Judged by: Bram Presser Joey Bui

winner Benjamin Hickey for 'Stop Motion'.

Year: 2021

Judged by: Amanda O'Callaghan Jay Carmichael

winner Swooping Season Lucy Nelson , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Newcastle Short Story Award : Anthology 2021 2021;

Year: 2020

Judged by: Laura Elvery Khalid Warsame

winner Andrew Roff for 'Leibniz and Newton Take the Train'.

Year: 2019

Judged by: Annabel Smith Tim Richards

winner Ellen Vickerman for 'aquarium'.

VIEW ALL LISTED RECIPIENTS (28)

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