Short Story Competition Shortlisted and Winning Entries 2024

Published on 25 May 2024

We are excited to announce the shortlisted and winning entries in the 2024 Short Story Competition here at Upper Hutt Libraries!

We had a fantastic turnout of entries for this competition and were impressed by the writing talent that we have here in Upper Hutt. Thank you to everyone who shared their writing with us and submitted an entry this year – we are looking forward to read more from you next year.

Huge congratulations to the winners and shortlisted writers!

ADULT CATEGORY

Winners

1^st  The Funeral by Alex Heke

2^nd   Under the Moon by Moira Hansen

3^rd The Magic Dream Bag by Arja Hone

Shortlisted

• Lost Time by Elaine Casey
• Small Town Hero Terry Kavanagh
• Streetlight Starlight by Leo Hollbrook
• A Cup of Coffee by Jamie Webb
• The Cat Come Home by Ian Jones
• The Crossroads by Matthew Canlas
• Her First Interview by Laura Malin-Curry

TEEN CATEGORY

Winners

1^st  Battle On Boulder Hill by Sarah Du Toit

2^nd Give you my Everything by Lucinda Kitching

3^rd The Piano by Aryanna Billington

Shortlisted

• Transient Dreams by Rhea Wilson
• Battlestar Nexus by Carlos Lyon
• Just a Memory by Olivia Trevean
• The Government Secret: Lake Woodcamp by Kyra Baker
• Unlucky Numberby Hannah Edwards
• The Magpies Awakeningby Jessica Wiggins
• Murdered Twice by Sarah Du Toit

Find these amazing stories in the attached 2024 Short Story Booklet Teen and Adults(PDF, 1MB) .

CHILDREN AGE 8-12 CATEGORY

Winners

1st Willow, the witch and the wand by Alisa Oldengarm

2nd The Solider in the Snow by Nathan Jaskiewicz

3rd Nightmares Untold by Payton Taurua

Shortlisted

• The Art of Story Writing by Samuel Jaskiewicz
• Skye by Alicia Johnson
• Pansy and Bennet by Vida Kyle
• A Different Frog by Ingrid Wintle
• The Quail Society by Corey Hall
• Nevada by Bernardt Britz
• Artemis the Assassin by Aoife Raggett

CHILDREN AGE 4-7 CATEGORY

1st Princess Blaze and the Great Attack by Luna Rama

2nd The Mystical Adventures of Chi and Chacha by Atticus Briggs

3rd Dolphin Daycare by Samuel Johnson

Shortlisted

• The Very Hungry Monster by Dev Rama
• Dog vs Cat vs Person by Abigail Westrupp
• Food vs Liquid by Will Van Baarle
• Very Nice Husband by Millie Van Baarle
• Cat Story by Surya Raghunandan

Find these amazing stories in the attached 2024 Short Story Booklet Childrens.(PDF, 271KB)