Competition entries

Love to Read Local Fictional Flashbacks Competition 2024

This year's theme is Fictional Flashbacks and we were seek flash fiction pieces of 100-words or fewer, inspired by a memorable object in your life.

Writing WA acknowledges the Copyright Agency Limited Cultural Fund and Raine Square for their generous support in enabling Love to Read Local Week.

First Place: An Ode to My 2002 VX Commodore, Andrew R. Cameron
Second Place: A Rope Swing in the Forest, Nellie Crawford
Third Place: Shattered, Alison Davis
People's Choice Award: Spin Cycle, Wendy Arthur (77 votes)

The People's Choice Award had an incredible 212 votes. The winner of the $50 book voucher is Cassie Lynch.

Thank you to our judges, Per Henningsgaard and Jess Gately!

The Top 10 are:

Wendy Arthur, Spin Cycle
Robin Bower, Watching
Andrew R. Cameron, An Ode to My 2002 VX Commodore
Nellie Crawford, A Rope Swing in the Forest
Alison Davis, Shattered
Therese Edmonds, Home
Laila Miller, Catch After Catch
Katie Pope, The Mermaid Shell
Makenzi Prince, The Mother Tree
Jeanette Stampone, Gentle Reminder