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2022 Olga Masters Short Story Award Announcement⁠

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At the recent Headland Writers Festival, Ruth Armstrong was announced as the winner of Olga Masters Short Story Award for her story Sandcastles. Ruth's winning entry will be published in Island Magazine in November, which is available for purchase through their website and will appear on the Olga Masters website early next year. Miriam Webster was the runner-up for her story A Look of Extreme Festivity which is available to read now on the Olga Masters website.⁠

Ruth Armstrong has worked as a doctor, a medical journal editor and a public health blogger. Sydney based for many years, she returns often to her natural habitat in the waters off Magnetic Island. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of Technology Sydney. The winner of the 2018 AAWP/ASSF Emerging Writers’ Prize, her short stories have been published in Meniscus, and the ACE and UTS anthologies.⁠

Miriam Webster writes stories in and around Melbourne/Naarm. Her stories are available in places like Aniko Magazine, Island online, swim meet lit mag and FDBNHLLLTTFPLAGIARISM. Her stories have placed in this year’s major prizes, and she is currently working on her debut short story collection.⁠

Congratulations to all entrants of the Olga Masters Short Story Award 2022. The calibre of stories received from all over Australia was extraordinary! The Award is managed by South East Arts and supported by Island Magazine and South Coast Writers Centre. The prize is funded by the Masters Family and the competition was originally established by Well Thumbed Books in Cobargo.⁠


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