Margaret Hazzard Short Story Award - winners announced!

Margaret Hazzard Short Story Award 2026 results

Congratulations to all winners and authors of listed stories.

Judge: Melanie Cheng

Read the judge's report here.

1^st prize: Jane McGown – The Kaleidoscope

2^nd prize: Fiona Harvie – A Matter of Death and Life

3^rd prize: Holly Buykx – 1962 MG

Shortlisted (alphabetical order)

• Children’s Games – Janice Williams
• Fangs! – Mary Jones
• Old Memories, Young Dreams – Denise Ogilvie
• Stockholm Summer – Marliz Grosseholz
• The Affair – Sandra Thom-Jones
• The Lie Shop – Louise Hopewell
• The Neck – Susan Brooker

Longlisted

• Blessings – Julie Twohig
• Casanova, the Crougar and the Crumb Maiden – Indrani Ganguly
• Ghost Baby – Robyn Black
• Grandma’s Ring – Bernadette Piper
• House Guest – Alina Ali
• Identity 2.0 – Susan Booker
• It’s Manners to Say Thank You – Janice Williams
• Kangaroo Paw – Claire Denness
• Neighbours – Mary Jones
• Over The Bridge – Melanie Powell
• Retrofitting – Julie Twohig
• Satellite Ride – Robyn Black
• Sleep Easy – Julie Twohig
• Tattoo – Nichola Thompson
• The Burning of Undies – Nichola Thompson
• The Click Moment – Nichola Thompson
• The Knowing of the Bees – Robyn Black
• The Light That Remains – Meagan Neil
• The Man Beneath – Alison Knight
• The Weight of Things Unsaid – Susan Booker

To learn more about this award, go to the Margaret Hazzard Short Story Award page.