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Southern Cross Literary Competition
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The Southern Cross Literary Competition
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or
Southern Cross Short Story Competition
Subcategory of
Awards
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Australian Awards
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History
Offered by Ballarat Writers Inc, the Southern Cross Short Story Competition runs every second year, alternating with the Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize.
Notes
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Sponsored by the Ballarat Writing Council Inc. Established c. 1988.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2017
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Year: 2016
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Year: 2015
winner The Drowning Sound 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2016 2016; (p. 148-154) -
Year: 2006
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Year: 2002
winner (Short Story) Unfinished Business 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: The Best Australian Stories 2004 2004; (p. 7-15)