Australia's Security Nightmares: The National Security Short Story Competition
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History

'To aid the national security community in imagining contemporary threats, the Australian Security Research Centre (ASRC) organised the Australia’s Security Nightmares: The National Security Short Story Competition.

'The competition aimed to produce a set of short stories that contribute to a better conception of possible future threats and help defence, intelligence services, emergency managers, health agencies and other public, private and non-government organisations to be better prepared. The ASRC competition also aimed at raising community awareness of national security challenges, and lead to better individual and community resilience.

'New, unpublished writers were encouraged to enter the competition. Over 120 entries were received. ' (Award summary)

Notes

  • Announced by the Australian Security Research Centre in August 2012, the competition, for new, unpublished writers, 'aims to produce a set of short stories that will contribute to a better conception of possible future threats and help defence, intelligence services, emergency managers, health agencies and other public, private and non-government organisations to be better prepared ... [the] competition also aims to raise community awareness of national security challenges, and lead to better individual and community resilience.'

    The inaugural first prize $1000, second prize $500, third prize $300 and up to ten Certificates of Commendation was announced at the Safeguarding Australia Summit dinner on 24 October 2012. Jakeman Business Solutions sponsored the first prize.

    Source: Safeguarding Australia 2012 website, www.safeguardingaustraliasummit.org.au (sighted 05/09/2012)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2012

inaugural winner The Butterfly Effect Debbie Rudder , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Australia’s Security Nightmares 2012; (p. 29-34)

Works About this Award

What If? Society's Breakdown a Winning Theme in Assessing Threats Ross Peake , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 October 2012; (p. 3)
Novel Idea Seeks to Find Terrorists Ross Peake , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 September 2012; (p. 5)
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