The Year of the Short Story
Winners Announced
Saturday 23 August, Melbourne
Allan Browne announced the winners of the 2008 National Jazz Writing Competiton tonight as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival.
2008 was the year of the Short Story. The winning three entries were chosen from a total of 57 entries received and a short list of 10.
The winning stories can be found in Issue 1 of extempore
First Prize: I Thought About You, Peter Newall “A beautiful lyrically written journey on a train and into the past, with rhythms that allow us to cross into the internal reflective world of the traveller and back out again into the evoked landscape…”
Second Prize: Gut Bucket Blues, Matthew Asprey “Funny, gutsy… would make a great short film.”
Third Prize: Taking the A Train, Spike Mason ”Irreverent comedy, a laugh-out-loud story…”
Where do I read the winning stories?
Stories will be published in the first issue of extempore, Australia’s newest Arts and Writing Journal. Issue 1 was launched on 31 October 2008 at Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and is available online at www.extempore.com.au
Thanks to the Melbourne Writers Festival and to Adrian Sherriff who provided music on the evening.
