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History
This competition was an annual event and was sponsored by Australian Roadside Services. Winning and selected entries were published in the Slippery When Wet anthology. It was open to amateur writers across Australia and New Zealand. Stories of up to 2000 words on a 'road' theme were accepted. Entries had to be unpublished and not have won any other awards.
Notes
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'Since 2002 the annual Slippery When Wet Short Story Competition has provided a vehicle for Australian writers to unleash their imagination and share their tales of Australian adventure on the road, with winning and finalist entries being published in an annual short story compilation.' Source: /www.australianroadsideservices.com.au/ (Sighted 09/12/2009).
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2004
winner The Reluctant Trucker 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: Slippery When Wet : A Collection fo Australian Short Stories , no. 3 2004; (p. 1-6)
