Winning entry in the 6 to 10 years category. It was early in the morning on a school day, when suddenly my mum turned on the tv and said ‘watch the news, it is very important’’. My brother and I…
Winning entry in the 11 to 18 years category. My parents always said the world was a volatile, unpredictable place, but until today I never understood what they meant. I mean, I looked it up in the dictionary and all…
Winning entry in the 23 years or older category. It’s my birthday today. I can’t remember how old I am, and there is no-one here I can ask. I look in the mirror, and see two quizzical blue eyes looking…
By Xandra Bingley. It was a thrill to be a judge of the short story competition created by On The Hill. Along with judges Valerie St Johnston and David Goodman, we read sixty-nine entries from all different ages, which really revealed…