Peter Carey Short Story Awards 2022
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Moorabool Shire Libraries and local writers Jem Tyley-Miller and Wayne Marshall are proud to announce the 2022 Peter Carey Short Story Award. Born and raised in Bacchus Marsh, Peter Carey is arguably Australia’s greatest living writer. The author of fourteen critically acclaimed novels and four works of non-fiction, Carey has won the Miles Franklin three times, and the Man Booker twice. Early in his career Carey published two short story collections of rare and startling power—The Fat Man in History and War Crimes—both of which remain, forty years on, unrivalled in their mastery of the short story form. It seems only natural to name this award after one of Moorabool’s (and Australia’s) most gifted and imaginative storytellers.
This award is for short stories between 2000 - 3000 words, and is open to all Australian residents.
Longlisted entries in 2022 will be judged by Melissa Manning.
Submissions open: Monday January 31st 2022
Submissions close: 6pm AEDT Thursday March 17th 2022