The Southern Cross Short Story Competition runs every second year, alternating with the Martha Richardson Memorial Poetry Prize.
Southern Cross Short Story Competition (2015)
WINNER:
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
- The Things She Thought She Knew by Erin Courtney Kelly
- Two Beach Chairs Facing The Sea by Keren Heenan
- The Church of Lost Objects by Penny Gibson
- One Summer by Julianne Negri
Shortlist for the Southern Cross Literary Competition 2015
| Title | Author |
| AIHE’S STORY | RILEY, WENDY |
| ANOTHER BIRTHDAY IN SKOPJE | NEWALL, PETER |
| BETWEEN THE LINES | GRAY, D JESSIE |
| BUT WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME | CAMPBELL, DAVID |
| COLOUR ME GREY | PRENDERGAST, JULIA |
| FRAGMENTS | SCRIVEN, CHRIS |
| GOING BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME | BETTS, MARGARET |
| I AM IN THE NIGHT TOO | BRENNAN, SUE |
| I NAMED HER HARRIET | FOX, SUSAN |
| ICARUS | RECSEI, DEREK |
| ONCE WE WERE CATS | BLOCK, TIM |
| ONE SUMMER | NEGRI, JULIANNE |
| PROVIDENCE | GAFFNEY, HARRIET |
| RED WORK | LILLIS, CARMEL |
| SLOW TIME | PRENDERGAST, JULIA |
| THE CHURCH OF LOST OBJECTS | GIBSON, PENNY |
| THE COLLECTOR | CROSSETT, JOSHUA |
| THE CONSERVATION OF THE STARS | ARATHIMOS, MICHALIA |
| THE CROW’S WIFE | ELLIOT, NGAIRE |
| THE DROWNING SOUND | MYERS, ANNE |
| THE LOVELY SUNDAY | FITZGERALD, RUPA |
| THE PARIS LETTER | CORMICK, CRAIG |
| THE THINGS SHE THOUGHT SHE KNEW | KELLY, ERIN COURTNEY |
| THE WALLET | MOLLOY, AUDREY |
| THE WRONG ‘UN | HURLE, GARRY |
| TIRAMISU | BUTLER, ROBYN H |
| TROUBLE | ADAMS, ANNE |
| TWO BEACH CHAIRS FACING THE SEA | HEENAN, KEREN |
| UNTIL SHE SMILES | O’SHANNESSY, JAYNE |
| VESSELS OF STONE | OLDEN, KATHIE |