The latest news from Gippsland Writers Network.
Gippsland Writers Network Winter Short Story Competition winners announced!
Congratulations to the winning entrants! The judges were very impressed with the quality of the stories, especially those that made the shortlist.
1st Place: $100 cash
Katie Gatward for her story ‘Mix It Up’
Runners up:
Jackie Bos for her story ‘Freezing Point’
Jackie prefers her story not to be published. (But we can say it is very good!)
Lucia Smith for her story ‘Be Gone Popsicles’
Read the judges’ report here.
Phil Maude
Jackie Bos
Katie Gatward
Lucia Smith
Gippsland Writers Network AGM 27 May 2026
Gippsland Writers Network Summer Short Story Competition winners announced!
Congratulations to the winning entrants! Many thanks to our sponsors Gumboot Collective, Collins bookshop Sale and Writers Victoria for their generous support.
1st Place: $200 cash
Phil Maude for his story ‘I Poured the Salt on a Tuesday’
2nd Prize: $100 book pack from The Gumboot Collective
Katie Gatward for her story ‘Not Out’
3rd Prize: $50 Collins voucher
Louise Thorne for her story ‘Easternport Bay’
Gippsland Writer Prize: Two-year Writers Victoria regional membership
Gayle Beveridge for her story ‘Salt’
Read the judges’ report here.
Phil Maude
Louise Thorne
Katie Gatward
Gayle Beveridge
GWN Summer Short Story Competition 2024-25 Winners
We’re delighted to announce that the winners of our annual short story competition have been announced. This year’s theme was ‘storm’. Congratulations!
Full details of all our competition winners, past and present (including short bios and copies of their winning entries) can be found in the site Archive section
First place –
Gayle Beveridge
Second Place –
Mary-Jane Gibson
Third Place –
Oona McManus
Gippsland Writers Award –
Jonathan Williams
