Winners
Competition

The Outback Volume 9, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
The book is available for purchase from Outback Books for $35.00, follow this link here to purchase .
Congratulation to the winners
Congratulations to all the winners and to all who were selected for publication.
Open Category:
Winner: Franz Huber - Fancy a Change With Clancy
Runner-up: Greg McFarland - The Saga of the Stolen Tucker Box
Secondary School Student Category:
Winner: Charlie Farry - Treehouse
Runner-up: Olivia Lee - The Great Escape
Primary School Student Category:
Winner: Isabella McDonald - Dirt
Runner-up: Peyton Weston - The Lost Outback Kitten

The Outback Volume 8, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
Congratulation to the winner
Congratulations to the winner and to all who were selected for publication.
Adult Winner: Greg McFarland - No Place for a Lady
Sponsored by Boolarong Press

The Outback Volume 7, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
Congratulation to the winner
Congratulations to the winner and to all who were selected for publication.
Adult Winner: Jill Staunton "The Assignment"
Sponsored by Boolarong Press

The Outback Volume 6, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
Congratulation to the winners
Congratulations to the winners and to all who were selected for publication.
Adult Winner (For People Aged 18+): Stacey King "Thanks Lucy! Just one day at a time"
Special Winner that included Qantas - Paul Clarke - "Hannah's Return"
Under 18 Winner - Mehvish Mehboob "Snakes, Stars and Everything in Between"
Under 18 2nd place - Ashlee Coulton "He was free"
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The Outback Volume 5, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
Congratulation to the winners
Congratulations to the winners and to all who were selected for publication.
Adult Winner (For People Aged 18+): Jill Staunton "O'Grady's Girl"
Sponsored by Boolarong Press

The Outback Volume 4, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
Congratulation to the winners
Congratulations to the winners and to all who were selected for publication.
Adult Winner (For People Aged 18+): Jill Staunton "McAllister's Way"
Under 18 Winners:
1st: Skyler Barnett "The Beast Within"

The Outback Volume 3, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
Congratulation to the winners
Congratulations to the winners and to all who were selected for publication.
Adult Winner (For People Aged 18+): Frank White "The Last Sunrise"
Under 18 Winners:
1st: Amarni Love "The Outback"
2nd: Mehish Mehboob "The Butcher of the Bush "
3rd: Sophie Hooper "Eight things not to do on an outback trip"
Sponsored by Boolarong Press

The Outback, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
Congratulation to the winners
Open short story:
Cris Oliver - Flowers for Grace
Junior short story:
- Sophie Hooper ($300)
- Amber Coulton ($125)
- Jessica Douglas ($75)
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The Outback Volume 1, Anthology of Short Stories is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the festival.
Congratulation to the winners
Open short story:
Don Douglas - The Castle Rock MysteryUnder 181. Sophie Hooper - Where there's smoke2. Jessica Jones - The Outback3. Darcy Kersh - Darcy's Story
Sponsored by Boolarong Press.