FIRST
Brother – Savage, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
SECOND
Rainbow – Mary Francis, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
THIRD
The landlord – Zita Rose Featherstone, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
HIGHLY COMMENDED
A femur, a rib and two claws – Alex Reece Abbott, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Danilo’s Grandad is Weird – Sue Kingham, Ōtautahi Christchurch
SHORT LIST
Collecting Taxes – Hayden Pyke, Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Dath a’ bhàis – Bethany Rogers, Tahuna Queenstown
synesthesia summer camp and back-to-nature couples’ retreat have a baby – Janean Cherkun, Ōtepoti Dunedin
LONG LIST
And we know – Rebecca Ball, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Fana and the manumea: a fable – Vivienne Bailey, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington Wellington
Fresh Ideas on Office Etiquette – Gerard O’Brien, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Fridge Magnet – Lisa Onland, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Incommunicado – Lorraine Carmody, Ōtautahi Christchurch
The Weeping Woman (Exhibit: TAL5662) – Heather McQuillan, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Uppity Little Terrorists – Hayden Pyke, Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Congratulations to all!
The 2024 stories are published, with judges’ comments, at Flash Frontier.
Youth stories from 2024 are published at fingers comma toes.