This year, we received 92 entries across both categories for the Honi Soit Writing Competition. The winners were announced on 23 August at Verge Gallery.
A special thank you to Eda Gunaydin and Madeleine Watts, our non-fiction and fiction judges.
Non-Fiction
1st place: “Bad arguments” by Sophie Shead
2nd place: “Mother tongue” by Nicola Brayan
3rd place: “Terra Nulled” by Taylah Cooper
People’s Choice: “Gay, as in happy” by Kate Woodbury
Shortlist: “The dichotomy of exile and return” by Danny Yazdani
Fiction
1st place: “Other lovers with queer names” by Abigail Ma
2nd place: “First edition” by Zoe Le Marinel
3rd place: “Bildungsroman interrupted” by Elizabeth Bourke
People’s Choice: “Over and over” by Nicola Brayan
Shortlist: “Even a doona can be cold to the touch” by Rachel Visontay
Shortlist: “Zingarella” by Thomas Fotiou
Shortlist: “Grit” by Lucy Bailey
Shortlist: “Skazka” by Heilok Cheng
Shortlist: “Warm dark” by Isaac Hogarth
Shortlist: “Cleanse” by Ava Broinowski
