Shortlisted Remotely NQR Jenny Macauley Elongated fingers of early morning sun crept across the field, illuminating the tops of the circular hay bales that lay haphazardly across the gently sloped paddock. Each bale cast its own shadow, still … Continued
Shortlisted Momentarily Free Adam Stone It truly breaks Frank’s heart every day, all over again. It has been six months now, and he still feels as though he has failed Joy. It had become particularly bad at home, … Continued
Responses to the August Challenge: We invited everyone – members and non-members alike – to use this image, ‘Wedge tail’ (photo by David Bridge), to inspire an original response in 300 words or less. We present the contributions of … Continued
Responses to the Geelong Writers July 2025 Ekphrastic Challenge #6 We invited everyone – members and non-members alike – to use this image, ‘Chinese Garden’ (photo by A. Wong) to inspire an original response in 300 words or less. Submissions … Continued
We publish below selected responses to the Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge for June, 2025. This image is titled Turning Point, in view of the winter solstice, marking the shortest day. We thank all those who accepted our invitation … Continued
Responses to the Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge #4 Entanglement (image by Jenny Funston) We invited everyone – members and non-members alike – to respond to the Entanglement image and we publish the best entries below, for your … Continued
Responses to the Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge #3 We invited everyone – members and non-members alike – to respond to our Professor Lewis image and we publish the best entries below, for your enjoyment. We thank all … Continued
Thank you, Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge fans! You have risen to the Challenge again. Selected for publication below are twenty-one entries to the Nests (#2 2025) challenge. In addition, received from Tony B. for our collective amusement, … Continued
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The first Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge for 2025 featured the photo Beach, by Anne Franks, inviting writers to respond to the image in a submission of up to 300 words. Ekphrastic enthusiasts responded to the Beach image with original … Continued
Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge No. 11, December 2024 – January 2025 [Submissions of up to 300 words closed on Sunday 12 January 2025.] Fireworks (image: Quinlivan) Congratulations to those who submitted to the Geelong Writers final Ekphrastic Challenge for 2024. … Continued