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The Best Australian YarnPremiumRemembering the Hungry Ghosts by Emmi Khor

A man is determined to instil the culture and traditions of his homeland into his son

Emmi Khor

The Best Australian YarnPremiumLa Ricetta di Famiglia by David Harris

An ageing man is obsessed with a family tradition of making sausages, which evokes many of his strongest memories

David Harris

The Best Australian YarnPremiumSuch Small Hands in the Blue Afternoon by Monica Tanos

A mother must cope with the whirlwind in her head when her newborn struggles to thrive

Monica Tanos

The Best Australian YarnPremiumPoison Song by Jason Bainbridge

The life of a young woman is magically transformed when a man with a piano stops at a petrol station

Jason Bainbridge

The Best Australian YarnPremiumA Tomato Grave for a Tomato Man by Abby Guy

Single-minded about growing tomatoes, a father loses his family to an obsession that ultimately consumes him

Abby Guy

The Best Australian YarnPremiumThe Bleeding Station by Sam Cecins

A young man’s ambitions for the future are shattered in the aftermath of a car accident

Sam Cecins

The Best Australian Yarn PremiumDate Night by Alison Davis

A woman prepares for a second date with a man at a bar after a successful first encounter

Alison Davis

The Best Australian YarnPremiumA Smatter of Facts by Anne Vick

A family’s livelihood is upended not once but twice by an invasive plant that takes over their lives

Anne Vick

Best Australian YarnPremiumRoadkill by Alastair Walker

A young man returns to a church to mourn the death of his parents in a car accident years earlier.

Alastair Walker

Best Australian YarnPremiumApocalypse Whenever by Danica Hehre

A zombie and a boy share their final hours together as around them the world has come to an end.

Danica Hehre

Best Australian YarnPremiumThe Desolation of Colour by Catherine Ooi

A young woman in Australia on an internship remembers the professor who had such a profound impact on her life.

Catherine Ooi

Best Australian YarnPremiumWattle by Odette Brown

In the aftermath of her mother’s death, a woman recalls the stories passed down through generations that she used to tell.

Odette Brown

The Best Australian YarnPremiumFlutter by Sam Carmody

A husband and wife’s differing reactions to a shark attack makes them question their relationship and their lives

Sam Carmody

The Best Australian YarnPremiumMe, Pete and the American by Frank Leggett

Asked to bring home the body of a dead friend, a man travels overseas and lands in the middle of a mystery

Frank Leggett

The Best Australian YarnPremiumVanilla ... Then Cinnamon by Anson Cameron

A man in a coma forms a powerful bond with his nurse as she talks to him and cares for him in hospital

Anson Cameron

The Best Australian YarnCommentsMelbourne writer wins $50,000 writing prize

Judges say intimate story about a man in a coma and the nurse who cares for him is a rare gem of a short story in a very strong field.

Alison Wakeham

Best Australian YarnCommentsAnson Cameron wins $50k prize at Best Australian Yarn awards

An intimate story about a man in a coma and the nurse who cares for him is the rare gem of a short story that took out the $50,000 first prize in The Best Australian Yarn competition.

Claire Sadler

The Best Australian YarnCommentsPremiumSnakes alive! Entrant out to make Best Aus Yarn history

A Reptile-loving student is in contention for the Youth Prize at the short story competition’s rich awards ceremony.

Alison Wakeham

BEST AUSTRALIAN YARNPremiumCarmody dives into human power with surfer shark death yarn

An award-winning Albany novelist has adapted his usual capacity for lengthy fiction to short prose as a contender in the Best Australian Yarn competition with his brooding surf entry Flutter.

Melissa Sheil

The Best Australian YarnCommentsAnson Cameron makes short story comeback for $50k prize

Melbourne author Anson Cameron hadn’t written a short story since the early 2000s. His powerful comeback could land him $50,000.

Ezra Kaye

The Best Australian YarnCommentsPremiumPoison Song by Jason Bainbridge

The life of a young woman is magically transformed when a man with a piano stops at a petrol station.

Jason Bainbridge

Literary hat-trickCommentsPremiumPerth writer sets Best Australian Yarn record

Perth writer David Harris has made literary history as the only author to reach the longlist of The Best Australian Yarn for three consecutive years.

Ezra Kaye

The Best Australian YarnCommentsPremiumPerth lawyer’s Dating Disaster Story courts literary prize

Mosman Park Author’s Second-Person Dating Story Captivates National Competition Judges.

Ezra Kaye

From screen to pagePremiumLogie-winning actor-turned-writer found solace in his work

AACTA and Logie-winning star Joel Jackson has added another feather to his cap, making the longlist for The Best Australian Yarn, the world’s richest short story competition.

Ezra Kaye