Competition Information
We are delighted to announce the results of the Creative Writing NZ Short Story Prize 2024!
The competition has been a huge success and we would like to thank everyone who entered – it certainly was not easy to choose from such a wonderful selection of short stories. The winner and two runners-up were chosen by final judge Lucie Brownlee, from a shortlist of 10 entries.
Winner:
Matthew Hurt with ‘Hellfire’.
Runner-Up:
K. Jane May with ‘Cupid’s Remains’.
Runner-Up:
C.H. Edward with ‘Delilah’.
Shortlist:
Tiffany Wagstaff – The Last Run
Sam Szanto – A Piedi Nudi
Graham McDonald – Milky’s Treasure
Kristine Johanson – Passengers
Eartha Davis – eun beinne cómhla
Rod Cookson – The Doughnut of Destiny – a Chrono-shifted Mystery
Katy Knighton – Spotlight
Longlist:
Brandon Keaton – Lost Girl
Cathy Cade – Gas Lighting
Kade Coates – The Last Man on Earth
Brindley Hallam Dennis – Prix Fixe
Scott Winkler – A Couple’s Guide to Racketball and Yoga
Scott Winkler – Winter Squall
Pamela Gough – Just Like My Nan
Glyn Matthews – The Pumpkin that predicted the End of the World
Sean Crawley – Eternal Life
David McVey – Census
Meghan Garrett – What is a Life?
Charlotte Jones – A bright red telephone Box
Martin Jacobs – A Mother’s Worst Nightmare
Martin Jacobs – Regifted
Anders Ross – Eyeglasses for Mr Spong
Jay McKenzie – Camellia
Alfares Al Jabir – Peter Pan doesn’t fly in Baghdad
Marian Matta – Intersection
Wayne Steele – Peanut Butter Murders
Jaime Gill – Things To Talk To Jim About
Christina Esser – Betrayal
CJ Garrow – Quarry
Thank you once again to everyone who entered the Creative Writing NZ Short Story Prize 2024!