The Somerset National

Novella Writing Competition

2012 National Novella Winners

National Winner 2012

Julian O'Donnell  ~  "The Cats of Taragona "

State Winners 2012

Queensland
Tee Indawongse  ~  "The Diamond Knave and the Suicide King"

Western Australia
Victoria Mendis  ~  "Evergreen"    

South Australia/Northern Territory
Jake Brown (SA)  ~  "The Trials of Jeremy Blight "

New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory
Nicole Leong ~  "At the End"

Victoria/Tasmania
Joint Winners:
Jack Forbes (VIC)  ~  "Potter's Field"
Julian O'Donnell (VIC)  ~   "The Cats of Taragona"   

Shortlist 2012

Queensland
Harry Stevens  ~  "The 91st Parallel"
Rebecca Hoopman  ~  "Mirth in Funeral"

South Australia/Northern Territory
Fiona Fraser ~  "Be All My Sins Remember'd"
Hugh Pike  ~  "The Appleby Gambit"
Antony Scholefield   ~  "Samantha"

New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory
Brendan Tucker  ~  "The Colour Thief"
Jody McPhee  ~  "Letters from a Soldier"
Alexeya Mowat  ~  "Great Legends"
Michael Wilkinson (ACT)   ~  "Night of the Hunter"

Victoria
Sally Codyre   ~  "The Sapphire Gateway"
Andrew O'Connor  ~  "Gemini"

Tasmania
Danica Scolyer  ~  "Black Holes"