The Geography Writing Competition which ran from 1 February to 30 April attracted a stellar number of short stories set in Queensland and on a geographical concept. The judges after much conferring and deliberation chose a long list in each category. This long list will be judged and a short list chosen. The short list will be sent to the Queensland Writers Centre for final judging. We are proud to list here the authors and the titles of their stories which have been judged to have sufficient merit to progress to the long list. An Awards Night event is in the calendar for 23 August.

Long List Open (All ages)

Journey Through Tallebudgera Creek — Rachel Anthony

The Awakening — Susan Birtles

Two Bleached Blondes — Bronwyn Boehm

Mount Tamborine — Lynette Diamant

Accretion and Erosion — Sharyn Grimes

Outback Paradise — Steve Hawe

Soy Dust and Gold Sauce — Alison Hooker

A Duet of Land and Sea — Jake Knight-Barry

Bashful Bommie’s Secret Reef — Kathleen Mason

The Parthenon — Angela Paxton

Forever Fleeting — Margaret Riggs

Natural Bridge — Pauline Rimmer

Beyond Trinity Inlet — Niko Satria

Shadows of the Leap — Sharon Schoneveld

Stone Sonata — Marian McGuinness

Troppo — Adam Stone

On the Tide — Vicki Thomas

Two Eras — Rhonda Valentine Dixon

Tree-a-Holic — Sarah Webster

Reflections by the Blue Lake: It's A Matter of Scale — Christopher Zinn

Long List - 19 Years and under

Caught Alight — Lily Bateman

Lake McKenzie — Grace Dugdale

A Sacred Place — Lara Locke

The Daintree a Magical Short Story — Sarah Lutz

Tangalooma Tides — Hayley MacMinn

In the Whitsunday Breeze — Olivia Randle

The Diving Board — Alexandra Rickert

The Mystery of the Cave at Carnarvon Gorge — Ava Smith

Whispering Gorge: A Dance of Enchantment — Annaliece Turner

Coral Cove — Charlie Turner