2024 Book Launch and Announcement of Prize Winners

We had a wonderful evening on Thursday 14 November, launching our 9th anthology, Talking Trees and other stories of life. We congratulate contributor Valda Schmacker for writing the title story Talking Trees, and thank contributor Kerry Osborne for supplying the photograph on the cover. She sent us that photo in connection with her story, Just Look at the Trees.

Watch the announcement of prize winners and hear the judges’ comments here:

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Stories of Life writing competition:

Open Category (max 1500 words)

1st prize to Kylie Gardiner for Little Dove

2nd prize to Philippa Selby for Uncoupling

3rd prize to Margot Leggett for Petting a Calf

Short Category (max 500 words)

1st prize to Chris Lee for Sovereign Embrace

2nd prize to Barbara McKay for Looking Through my Bedroom Window

3rd prize to SL Wade for Daughter

Youth Award (under 18 writers)

Clarisse Lim for Yellow

Get a copy of Talking Trees and other stories of life at our online bookshop.