Judges: Graeme Lay, Tina Shaw, Stephen Stratford
FIRST
Last Ride
Janet Pates, Tuakau
SECOND
Elephant
Janis Freegard, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
THIRD
The Peacock
Ann Webber, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Beer Goggles
Tracy Farr, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Brush with Death
Chris Cole, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Constitution
Gerard Winter, Manukau
Possum Hunt
Jac Jenkins, Te Tai Tokerau Northland
That Night in Miri’s Kitchen
Sally Houtman, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
SHORT LIST
Beer Goggles by Tracy Farr, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Brush with Death by Chris Cole, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Constitution by Gerard Winter, Manukau
Crack by Timothy McGiven, Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Dadding by Pat Rosier, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Elephant by Janis Freegard, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Last Ride by Janet Pates, Tuakau
Rock Star Heaven by Brindi Joy, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Queen’s Birthday by Megan Doyle Corcoran, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
That Night in Miri’s Kitchen by Sally Houtman, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
The Peacock by Ann Webber, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
The Possum Hunt by Jac Jenkins, Te Tai Tokerau Northland
Uses by Zoe Meager, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
REGIONAL AWARDS
Sponsored by New Zealand Society of Authors regional branches
WAITAHA CANTERBURY
Brindi Joy
TE TAI TOKERAU NORTHLAND
Jac Jenkins
TE WHANGANUI A TARA WELLINGTON
Janis Freegard