Gum Leaves Short Story Competition
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The Scribbli Gum website was set up in 2007 with the joint efforts of Ruth Strachan, Robyn Gosbell and other voluntary assistants, all commonly known as Twiggy Branch. They were looking for works that were cameos — small and fine, well-crafted — whether in prose or poetry. Gum Leaves is the prose section of this endeavour, closing annually on 31 October. It seeks works of fiction or nonfiction, of any theme, from 200 to 1000 words. Winning entries are published online and there is a small cash award. Other competition run by Scribbli Gum include Gum Nuts and Gum Blossoms, both of which are open to poetry. (http://www.melbournebooks.com.au/awaw2011contents.html#jj )

Notes

  • The Gum Leaves Short Story Competion seeks works of fiction or non-fiction, of any theme, from 200-1000 words. Winning entries are published online at http://scribbligum.com/index.html .

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2010

winner The First Dahlia Kate Gilbert , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2011 2011;

Year: 2009

winner A Squeal, and Then a Squeak Sam Cooney , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing [2010] 2010; (p. 43-47) Windmills , no. 4 2010; (p. 10-11)
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