ABC Short Story Competition for Servicemen
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The Australian Broadcasting Commission arranged a number of musical, dramatic and literary competitions for members of the Australian naval, military and air forces. Prizes included £10/10/ for the best song with an additional £5/5/ for the writer or the lyrics, if he is a member of the Forces. There was also a sum for a piano solo. Twenty guineas was offered for a short play. £10/10/ was the prize for best short story. (Source: The Canberra Times : 14 January, 1943 p 4)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1943

joint winner You Can Never Tell What a Cook Will Do Rodney Taylor , 1943 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 June vol. 64 no. 3304 1943; (p. 4)
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