Image Attribution: Ronan Furuta at https://unsplash.com/ Publication of Responses A big thank you to all the writers who took up the challenge of Ekphrastic Challenge #1 2026. Entries closed on Sunday, 25 January, 2026. We received a wonderful range of imaginative, … Continued
Submissions to Funniest 500 are now open. We’re looking for our members to submit their funniest stories, stories that go beyond mirth, beyond rib-tickling, beyond side-splitting. Indeed, we want stories where the reader will laugh so hard that they will … Continued
ECLECTIC WORDS LAUNCHED LAST NIGHT Our 2025 General Anthology (Eclectic Words) was launched at our Festive Season Celebration on 17 December 2025. The anthology highlights the talents of Victorian writers from the Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast regions. Limited copies … Continued
Finest 500 2025 Prize Winners: Sue Gourlay (First Place), Martin Smith (Second Place), Geoff Gaskill (Third Place – Absent) Angry by Tom Adair The Finest 500 is an annual competition for members of Geelong Writers. Entry is free. This … Continued
First Prize Illidan Mel King 9/3/2027 Steampacket Gardens Geelong Waterfront Sunset It’s getting dark on the waterfront, a hazy red sunset painting a fiery sheen over the inky black of Corio Bay. The streets should be … Continued
Second Prize The Cold Jesse Harman The storm came from nowhere. We’d known for a long time how vicious these Antarctic winds could be, but this one was different. Unprecedented, given it was midsummer, and unseasonably vicious. We’d … Continued
Third Prize The Landlord’s Ladder Mel King It’s 4 pm on an unseasonably warm April afternoon. You’re sitting cross-legged on your bed, squirming because your back hurts like a bastard from hunching over your laptop. You’ve been perched in … Continued
Honourable Mention The Climb Tanya Scott As my boots skid on the wet platform and my legs shoot out from under me, all I can think is, Not yet. For a wild, panicked moment, I’m falling, weightless. I … Continued
Shortlisted The Queen’s Spy Louisa Bath Maya took a deep breath, adjusting the golden ornaments on her braids as she strode down the corridor. The dungeons of her castle were not overly dark and dingy, but they were … Continued
