The Finest 500 is an annual competition for members of Geelong Writers. Entry is free. This year, writers were invited to submit prose or poetry of up to 500 words in response to the theme “Found”. The entries were … Continued
COMPLEXITY (Image by John Heritage) Congratulations to those who submitted to the Geelong Writers tenth Ekphrastic Challenge for 2024. The image ‘Complexity’ (by John Heritage) provided the stimulus for original ideas about light and shade, intersections, interactions and … Continued
‘Raw Sunset’ – Tom Adair Congratulations to those who submitted to the Geelong Writers ninth Ekphrastic Challenge for 2024. The image ‘Raw Sunset’ (by Tom Adair) provided a prompt for broad-ranging responses, all with a … Continued
Geelong Writers Ekphrastic Challenge #8 2024: The Many Colours of a Cow – Jo Curtain ‘The Many Colours of a Cow’ – Jo Curtain Submissions to the Geelong Writers eighth Ekphrastic Challenge for 2024 closed on 29 September. The … Continued
Submissions to the Geelong Writers seventh Ekphrastic Challenge for 2024 closed on 25 August. The image Cars (by Michael Cains) prompted various responses – but mostly about how people relate to cars and sheds! (There were some questions raised … Continued
Cuppa Time by Jan Price In response to our July 2024 invitation, we have received submissions of original work (stories and poems) in no longer than 300 words, inspired by the image, ‘Cuppa Time,’ by Jan Price. We congratulate the … Continued
This month we showcase the creative talents of the following 12 writers who submitted their responses (in up to 300 words) to Wendy Ratawa’s Remember. Congratulations to: Geoffrey Gaskill | Pauline Rimmer | Julie Rysdale | Catherine … Continued
The Traveller and the Fae Louisa Bath The cool sting of frost still hangs in the air, despite how the early Spring has already decorated the branches with rich green. You shiver lightly, pulling your shawl tighter around your shoulders, … Continued
The Wheel Melissa King It’s 4:40am. You’re on the waterfront, bare toes clenched in the cold wet sand. Less than an hour ago you were drunk, full of expensive booze and high on adrenaline.But then you did a thing. An … Continued
Atonement Adrian Brookes This is as far as life goes, then. The boy’s acceptance was what troubled Nate the most. For a second of eternity his soul had locked with his victim’s. There’d been no sign of shock at the … Continued