The Elyne Mitchell Writing Award is an Australasian writing competition for stories set in a rural landscape.

Inspired by Elyne Mitchell’s work, the Writing Award seeks to encourage writers to share their stories and to keep the art of storytelling alive. It gives rural life profile not only through country authors, but urban dwellers also write stories about their experiences and dreams about country life. It doesn’t matter where you are in Australasia - we want to read your story.

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2018 Shortlisted Stories

October 16, 2018

2018 Entries Closed!

August 28, 2018

With the 2018 entries now closed, we look forward to celebrating these wonderful stories at the awards presentation! (Info below.)

2017 Shortlisted Entries Announced!

October 12, 2017

2016 Winners Announced

November 14, 2016

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Elyne Mitchell Writing Awards Winner of the Open category and $1000 prize is Melbourne writer Kasey Symons with her story “Sam’s Big Game”. Winner of the Local category and $500 prize is Dixie Coutts with “Lost and Found” Roni O’Brien of Yarrawonga was awarded the $100…

2016 Shortlisted Entries Announced

October 17, 2016

From an author…. As an entrant to this year’s Elyne Mitchell Writing Award it’s really heartening to be given such a clear picture of the judging process. This is something rarely shared, I find. As a writer it makes me feel my work, along with that of all my fellow entrants, will be given thorough, fair and…

2015 Shortlisted Entries

October 20, 2015

2013 Elyne Mitchell Writing Award Winners Announced

January 17, 2014

The atmosphere was electric as people gathered at the Uniting Church Hall in Corryong to hear who was to take home the titles of this year’s Elyne Mitchell Writing Award. People filed in from all over Australia and were treated to delicious fare provided by the Uniting Church ladies. The crowd mingled and enjoyed a…

2013 Shortlisted Entries

January 6, 2014

2013 Short-Listed Entries – in alphabetical order by Author’s surname HARPERCOLLINS CATEGORY Charlotte Austin, Margaret Shirley Chalmers, The Onion Picker’s Daughter Jim Kent, The Iceman Came Once a Week OPEN CATEGORY Alana Brekelman, Like Dust in Your Mother’s Hair Kerri Harris, Cubby Struther’s Transformation Iris Leach, The Reprobate Hero Isabella McNickle, The Funeral Jennifer Morris, Red Geraniums Jackie Tritt, Strange Harvest Deb…

Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way- the key to unlocking your creativity….

January 19, 2013

Just do it!

December 18, 2012

Inspiring Authors