The Joanne Burns Award (2011-)
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

'The precise form that The joanne burns Award will take each year may change. For the past two years, for instance, the Spineless Wonders prose poem/microfiction competition has called for submissions with a maximum of 800 word limit. In future years, The joanne burns Award may be for other brief forms, such as nanofiction or for blended, genre-bending prose poem or poetic prose forms yet to be developed.

'The theme of each year’s joanne burns Award will also vary. Some years the theme may be open whilst in others, such as in the 2012 Australian icons competition, the theme will be specified.

'As in previous years, the competition will be blind judged according to the criteria set out in the Terms and Conditions. The joanne burns Award judge for each year, along with the competition parameters, will be announced in the first half of each year.

'The joanne burns Award will carry a monetary reward as well as an offer of publication for those pieces judged to be the highest quality entries in our annual competitive cull.' (Source : http://shortaustralianstories.com.au/the-joanne-burns-award/)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2024

winner (National category) Emma Ashmere
winner (Hunter category) Sally Egan

Year: 2023

winner (National category) Marion Campbell for 'Ania Walwicz's Dance'.
winner (Hunter category) Karen Whitelaw for 'Sea Salt'.

Year: 2022

winner (National category) Penelope Layland
winner (Hunter category) Catherine Moffat

Year: 2021

winner (Hunter category) Deborah Van Heekeren
winner (National category) Jane O'Sullivan

Year: 2019

winner (National category) Kate Rees for 'No White M&Ms'.
winner (Hunter category) Shaynah Andrews for 'The Ocean Has Made Promises'.
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