Past winning stories
Read the work of previous Young Writer's and Encouragement Award winners dating back to the first Young Writers Award in 1988.
[All stories are in pdf format 
and will open in a new window.]
2008 winning story (The Life of Brian (or lack thereof) by Maree Spratt ) [144 kb]
2008 Encouragement Award story (My Mechanical Heart by Kathleen Noud) [120 kb]
2007 winning story (The Broom Closet by Joel Glazebrook) [123 kb] This story contains themes that may cause distress to some people.
2007 Encouragement Award story (Fuel for Loneliness by Megan McGrath) [119 kb]
2006 winning story (Thoughts while night travelling by James Halford) [128 kb]
2006 Encouragement Award story (Simon Says by Benjamin Law) [139 kb]
2005 winning story (Nom de guerre by Christopher Boulton) [116 kb]
2005 Encouragement Award story (A glass jar filled by Chloe Evans) [108 kb]
2004 winning story (Adhan by Talim Arab) [130 kb]
2004 Encouragement Award story (Only Dogs and I by Christopher Boulton) [129 kb]
2003 winning story (When I was Rising and Falling in the Sea by Chris Somerville) [119 kb]
2003 Encouragement Award story (Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch) [104 kb]
2002 winning story (Sometimes Scary by Rachel Rutter) [105 kb]
2002 Encouragement Award story (The Quiet Death of the Day by Chris Currie) [114 kb]
2001 winning story (Love by Alasdair Duncan) Excerpt only [96 kb]
2001 Encouragement Award story (The Mango Tree by Romy Ash) [110 kb]
2000 winning story (Motorbike Man by Rhianna Boyle) [114 kb]
2000 runner up (St Nick by Luise Hoffmann) [130 kb]
1999 winning story (Eight Parts of Anka by Rebekah Scott) [125 kb]
1999 runner up (Deep Waters Seek Order by Carmen Leigh Keates) [112 kb]
1998 winning story (The contemplators by Christopher John Boulton) [117 kb]
1998 runner up (Grasshoppers by Maureen Donahoe) [116 kb]
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Last updated: 18th May 2009
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