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FAW John Morrison Short Story Award
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards Subcategory of The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards Subcategory of The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards
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History
Administered by the Fellowship of Australian Writers Victorian branch, this is an award for a story of up to 3000 words on any theme.
Notes
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From 1965-1989 this award was known as the State of Victoria Short Story Award. The award was suspended after 1991, but re-instated in 1994. It is given to a writer in the 15 to 20 year age range.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2015
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Year: 2005
winner Love Is Like a Tim Tam 2006 single work short story
— Appears in: The Envelope Please : A Celebration of the Winners from the 2005 National Literary Awards 2006; (p. 201-205) -
Year: 1992
winner Dirt 1994 single work short story
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , March vol. 6 no. 1 1994; (p. 30-35) Suck My Toes 1994; (p. 1-16) -
Year: 1986
The Lost Children 1987 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: Storyteller , no. 1 1987; (p. 1-7) -
Year: 1985
