Fly High by Richard Yaxley has won the 2024 Short Story Competition for adult writers 18+

StoryLinks interview with Richard

There were some fabulous stories entered in this year’s competition notable for excellent writing, delicious humour, vivid characterisation, deft plotting and loads of audience appeal.

Read Fly High By Richard Yaxley

2024 Short List

Hedgewhale by Genevieve Young-Evans

It Would Never Have Done For Enid Blyton by David McRobbie

Frog TV by Ali Rutstein

Moonlighting by Richard Yaxley

Fly High by Richard Yaxley

The winner was announced at the The Book Links Narelle Oliver Lecture 2024 presented by Katrina Nannestad.

Congratulations to these three and many thanks to all the writers who entered the competition.

Read the stories of the previous winners

2023 The Loophole by Alison Ruttstein

2022 The Pop Girls by Meredith Downes  

2021 The Cake by Joanna Wisbey

2020 Mindy is Strange by Desmond Doyle

2019 The Microscope by Genevieve Young

2018 Tuck Shop Takeover by Combat Dad by Debbie Smith