Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Sydney Hammond Memorial Short Story Competition!

Hawkeye Books would like to thank all the entrants for sharing their wonderful stories.

FIRST PLACE: Mr Popperwell Takes the Lead by Ned Stephenson

SECOND PLACE: Breakfast by Pete Armstrong

THIRD PLACE: Lefty Righty by Kathleen Klug

JUNIOR WINNER: The Bicycle of Forgotten Things by Pippini Niamh

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Carolyn Martinez, Director of Hawkeye Publishing says ‘A cleverly crafted short story is not only enjoyable to read, but is also an excellent strategic step for a writer’s career. A shortlisted story shows publishers that you have unique and creative ideas, know how to draw readers in, and understand how to wield words to their maximum effect.’

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Judging Panel

The writing group Brisbane Scribes, said ‘Deciding on forty titles to be published in an anthology was problematic enough, but distilling that list to a shortlist stimulated much debate amongst the judges with some passionate advocacy of individual selections. As would be expected, all on the list are well-written explorations of the competition theme and vary markedly in style and subject matter.’

Entrants should be extremely proud of the story they’ve produced and pre-orders are now open.

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2nd Place
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If you would like to read more about what Hawkeye looks for in short stories, check out Winning Short Story Competitions info below. Each order of this fantastic book includes a previous year’s anthology (while stocks last). 

Looking to enter next year?

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