Listed below are the 28 finalists for the 2017-18 Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition. These stories have been published in hard copy and on theherald.com.au website.
Congratulations to all of those who have been shortlisted! It’s great to see so many familiar names on the list.
A big congratulations to Holly Bruce, for winning first place, and to the Highly Commended authors Jessie Ansons (our very own Hunter Story Creators member) and John Gallop. The final write up can be found here.

26 December 2017 – Street Life by Carl Caulfield
27 December 2017 – Loopy by Lee-Anne Wilson-Smith
28 December 2017 – The Family Reunion by Jessie Ansons
29 December 2017 – Wash Away Thy Sins by Nandina Vines
30 December 2017 – Heaven Sent by Phil Murray
1 January 2018 – The Lonely Street by Kym Milne
2 January 2018 – Seaweed by TBA
3 January 2018 – Original Sin by Brenda Proudfoot
4 January 2018 – Floating Away by Helen Marshall
5 January 2018 – Fresh Milk by Bronwyn MacRitchie
6 January 2018 – Waves by Tanner Johnston
8 January 2018 – Washed Away by Rhonda Mackey
9 January 2018 – Inevitability by Ross Telfer
10 January 2018 – Salt by Kaylea Short
11 January 2018 – A Special Night by Natalie Parsons-Clair
12 January 2018 – Squawk by Dan Shushko
13 January 2018 – Best in the State by Diana Threlfo
15 January 2018 – Ready by Linda Mueller
16 January 2018 – Out by TBA
17 January 2018 – Number 47 by Kristen Mair
18 January 2018 – The Road Trip by Felicity Biggins
19 January 2018 – A Dog’s Life by Shea Evans
20 January 2018 – Twinkle Drops by Holly Bruce
22 January 2018 – Not All Is Lost in War by Dianne Hill
23 January 2018 – The Lone Starboy by Barney Collins
24 January 2018 – Running Out by John Gallop
25 January 2018 – A Guilty Moment by Bruce Jones
26 January 2018 – The Lion’s Maw by Anne Davy