Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize

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The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize [1] is an annual short fiction competition run by the Australian Book Review . The Prize, with total prize money of AU$12,500 and "generating over a thousand new stories each year", [2] is "hotly contested" [3] and considered "one of Australia's most lucrative prizes for an original short story" [4] on the Australian literary calendar. [5]

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History

The Prize was originally known as the ABR Short Story Competition [6] when it was established in 2010; however, the ABR renamed the award "in honour of Elizabeth Jolley, and first awarded it under its new name, the ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, in 2011". [6]

The Prize accepts submissions from authors worldwide, however stories must be by a single author and written in English.

Winners

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  2. ↑ "Short fiction is getting a whole lot bigger". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story prize". Radio National. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, by May 1". ntwriters.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "2013 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize - Bachelor of Writing and Publishing". Bachelor of Writing and Publishing. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 "ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Maria Takolander. "2010 Elizabeth Jolley Prize Winner". Australianbookreview.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Carrie Tiffany. "Jolley Prize 2011: 'Before He Left the Family'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Gregory Day. "Jolley Prize 2011: 'The Neighbour's Beans'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Sue Hurley (September 2012). "Jolley Prize 2012: 'Patterns in Nature'". Australian Book Review (344). Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Hurley wins 'ABR' Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Michelle Michau-Crawford. "Jolley Prize 2013: 'Leaving Elvis'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Jennifer Down. "Jolley Prize 2014: 'Aokigahara'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Down wins 2014 Elizabeth Jolley Prize". Books+Publishing. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". www.australianbookreview.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Magnuson Smith wins 2015 'ABR' Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Rowe, Josephine (August 2016). "Jolley Prize 2016 (Winner): 'Glisk' by Josephine Rowe". Australian Book Review (383). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Rowe wins 2016 'ABR' Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  19. ↑ Robertson, Eliza. "Jolley Prize 2017 (Winner): 'Pheidippides' by Eliza Robertson" . Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  20. ↑ "Robertson wins 2017 'ABR' Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "Lucas wins 2018 'ABR' Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  22. ↑ "Dechian wins 2019 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  23. ↑ "Winner | 2020 Jolley Prize | Mykaela Saunders for 'River Story'". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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  25. ↑ "Ellis wins 2022 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  26. ↑ "Heath wins 2023 Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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