2024 Open Literary Competition Winners
PORT WRITERS is proud to announce the winners of this year’s competition! Congratulations to our talented winners. The judges were impressed by the exceptional quality of entries, making this year’s competition especially tough to judge. Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their incredible work.
SHORT STORY
1st Prize
‘Transference’ – Dustin Welbourne (Port Macquarie, NSW)
2nd Prize
‘Going Downhill’ – Pippa Kay (Hunters Hill, NSW)
Hastings Award (Frank Urban Prize for local writers)
‘Transference’ – Dustin Welbourne (Port Macquarie, NSW)
POETRY
1st Prize
‘Icarus and Crow’ – Kay Conner (Port Macquarie, NSW)
2nd Prize
‘(but I did)’ – Claire Hampson (Wahroonga, NSW)
Hastings Award (Frank Urban Prize for local writers)
‘Icarus and Crow’ – Kay Conner (Port Macquarie, NSW)
We look forward to your entries in 2025 – in the meantime, practice and keep writing.
Note: In accordance with our Terms and Conditions of Entry, only winners are notified of the outcome of their entry. If your name isn’t listed above, we look forward to you submitting again next time.