E J Brady Short Story Competition ([2008]-2019)
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
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History

'The Mallacoota Arts Council has hosted the E. J. Brady Short Story Competition for eighteen years. Named in honour of local poet E. J. Brady (1869-1952), the competition recognises Mallacoota's longstanding literary and artistic traditions. But it looks far beyond the tiny community of Mallacoota in search of talented storytellers from throughout Australia and beyond. There are two categories: Major Short Story, for stories of 2500 words or less; and Very Short Story, for stories under 700 words.'   

Notes

  • The E J Brady Short Story Competition has been hosted by the Mallacoota Arts Council for over a decade (2009). The competition is in honour of Edwin James Brady who came to Mallacoota in 1909 and set up his "Writers' Camp" at Captains Point, where Henry Lawson visited in 1910. The competition is promoted through the state writers' centres, and regional newspapers.
  • There is no indication the competition has been run since Mallacoota was devastated in the Black Summer bushfires (2019-2020).

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2018-2019

Indexed selectively. Also shortlisted for the Mallacoota Prize: Canadian writer Dean Gessie. Also shortlisted for the Betka Prize: Aotearoa/New Zealand writer Jeff Taylor.
winner (Mallacoota Prize) Amanda O'Callaghan for 'The Ice 1867'.
winner (Gabo Prize) Kerrin O'Sullivan for 'Closer Further'.
winner (Betka Prize) Neely Dunn for 'Sortition'.

Year: 2017-2018

joint winner (Gabo Prize) Roger Vickery with Ian Hood, for 'Ragtime in Eden'.
joint winner (Gabo Prize) Ian Hood with Roger Vickery, for 'Ragtime in Eden'.
winner (Betka Prize) Katherine Kovacic for 'The Dog Show'.
winner (Mallacoota Prize) Susan Bennett for 'Dunedin 911'.

Year: 2016-2017

winner (Mallacoota Prize) Claire Aman for 'Japanese'.
winner (Gabo Prize) Robyn Butler for 'The Dam'.
winner (Betka Prize) Duncan McGlynn for 'The Black Widow'.

Year: 2015-2016

winner (Mallacoota Prize) Julie Woodland for Bluebone Soup
winner (Gabo Prize) Nicole Gouda for 'Parish Picnic'.

Year: 2014-2015

winner (Gabo Prize) The Man on the Moon Becky Bunting , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2015 2015; (p. 114-116)
winner (Mallacoota Prize) Susan Bennett for 'Myxo'.
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