Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize

The Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize^[1] is an annual short fiction competition run by the Australian Book Review. The Prize, with total prize money of AU$8000 and 'generating over a thousand new stories each year',^[2] is 'hotly contested'^[3] and considered 'one of Australia’s most lucrative prizes for an original short story'^[4] on the Australian literary calendar.^[5]

History

The Prize was originally known as the ABR Short Story Competition^[6] when it was established in 2010, however the ABR renamed the award 'in honour of Elizabeth Jolley, and first awarded it under its new name, the ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, in 2011'.^[7]

The Prize accepts submissions from authors worldwide, however stories must be by a single author and written in English.

Previous winners

• 2010: Maria Takolander: A Roānkin Philosophy of Poetry^[8]
• 2011: Carrie Tiffany: Before He Left the Family,^[9] and Gregory Day: The Neighbour's Beans.^[10]
• 2012: Sue Hurley: Patterns in Nature.^[11]
• 2013: Michelle Michau-Crawford: Leaving Elvis.^[12]
• 2014: Jennifer Down: Aokigahara.^[13]
• 2015: Rob Magnuson Smith: The Elector of Nossnearly^[14]

References

1. "2014 Jolley Prize". Australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
2. "Short fiction is getting a whole lot bigger". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
3. "The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story prize". Radio National. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
4. "Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, by May 1". Retrieved 11 December 2014.
5. "2013 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize - Bachelor of Writing and Publishing". Bachelor of Writing and Publishing. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
6. "ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
7. "ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". Austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
8. Maria Takolander. "2010 Elizabeth Jolley Prize Winner". Australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
9. Carrie Tiffany. "Jolley Prize 2011: 'Before He Left the Family'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
10. Gregory Day. "Jolley Prize 2011: 'The Neighbour's Beans'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
11. Sue Hurley. "Jolley Prize 2012: 'Patterns in Nature'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
12. Michelle Michau-Crawford. "Jolley Prize 2013: 'Leaving Elvis'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
13. Jennifer Down. "Jolley Prize 2014: 'Aokigahara'". Australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
14. "ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize". www.australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 2016-04-18.