A striking love story set against the backdrop of a dangerous fire season has been voted the readers’ favourite in The Best Australian Yarn short story competition.
Alison Wakeham
PhD candidate Josh Lowe crafts a prize-winning tale about a young man who returns to his narrow-minded hometown.
The Best Australian Yarn judges have voted for their favourite short stories and now it’s your chance to read and vote for the one you like the best.
Tasmanian author Jacqueline MacDonald has taken the Best Australian Yarn’s top prize with her tale about a worker wrestling with doubt as the rich and powerful increasingly clone themselves.
Watch the unveiling of the winners of the Best Australian Yarn, the world’s richest and most popular short story competition, in a spectacular prize-giving ceremony.
The stunning second season of the Best Australian Yarn short story competition will culminate tonight with the announcement of the winners of the rich $75,000 prize pool.
A woman finally faces up to the truth about her deadbeat boyfriend and finds a way to walk towards a new life
An overwhelming response to the Best Australian Yarn long list means subscribers can now read all the top 50 stories online.
The highly anticipated top 50 short stories in the Best Australian Yarn competition have been revealed — and you can read every single one of them right here.
Authors across Australia have submitted a staggering 5530 entries to the world’s biggest short story competition, the Best Australian Yarn — up nearly 20 per cent on last year.
Basim Shamaon is helping judge the Best Australian Yarn’s English as a Second Language Prize. He arrived in Australia from war-torn Iraq as a teenager and has committed his life to helping others.
Award-winning WA author Holden Sheppard is excited to join the Prize Jury of the country’s richest short story competition and discover some gems.
Language and education makes us who we are as a species. It’s what we do. It’s our edge. There is no surer way to expand our hearts and minds than to learn new words, and listen to new stories.
Miles Hitchcock
Perth author and illustrator James Foley has been a firm favourite with younger readers since the release of his picture book Stellarphant, making him ideal for the Premier’s Reading Challenge cheer squad.
Tanya MacNaughton
Fremantle author Craig Silvey is a welcome inclusion in this year’s 16-strong cheer squad of celebrated WA writers and illustrators supporting those taking part in the Premier’s Reading Challenge 2023.
Children’s author, journalist and podcaster Chenée Marrapodi is part of the 16-strong cheer squad of celebrated WA writers and illustrators supporting those taking part in the Premier’s Reading Challenge 2023.
More than 1000 new authors register to tell their stories as new prize attracts a diverse field.
A 16-strong cheer squad of celebrated WA writers and illustrators have jumped on board the Premier’s Reading Challenge 2023 including children’s author Shirley Marr.
An eclectic bunch of celebrated WA children’s authors are cheering on the State’s school children with their heads in books for the Premier’s Reading Challenge.
Kellie Balaam
The judges thought Josephine Sarvaas’ second-placed story, Nest, was so good last year that this year’s runner-up will receive more money.
First Nations Australians have a rich history of oral storytelling. Our old people pass down their knowledge through telling stories to young people. There were no textbooks, no computers. Only words.
Emma Garlett
David Harris could barely have imagined when he entered the Best Australian Yarn competition last year that it would take him along the road to realising the Great Australian Dream.
A number of new categories have been added to the Best Australian Yarn competition this year and the judging panels have been expanded to bring expertise to every section.
The Best Australian Yarn has become the richest short story competition in the world, with a record $50,000 to be awarded to this year’s winner.