This year, we received over 80 entries across both categories for the Honi Soit Writing Competition, many of which were of outstanding quality. The winners were announced on 2 August at Verge Gallery.
A special thank you to Eda Gunaydin and Diana Reid, our non-fiction and fiction judges.
Non-Fiction
1st place: “Taking Art Seriously” by Anonymous
2nd place: “Sydney” by Roisin Murphy
3rd place: “The Road to Queer” by Zoe Le Marinel
Editor’s Choice: “Serendip” by Nicola Brayan
Shortlist: “The Unspoken Frequencies: A Journey of Silence and Connection” by Ella Thomas
Shortlist: “Read, Memory” by Alexandra Horner
Shortlist: “Choosing Accidents” by Elliot Lawry
Shortlist: “The Chapter between Chapters” by Darshini M
Shortlist: “I found myself” by Danny Yazdani
Shortlist: “Serendipity” by Sachintha Herath
Fiction
1st place: “The Leanover” by Otto Blum
2nd place: “We Are of the Earth” by Bonnie Joseph
3rd place: “Less than Slightly True” by Lucy Bailey
Editor’s Choice: “Caboolture” by Aidan Elwig Pollock
Shortlist: “Resin” by Lachlan Buller
Shortlist: “Serendipity” by William Winter
Shortlist: “SOMETHING LIKE HAPPY” by Isaac Hogarth
Shortlist: “Petrichor” by Vy Vy Yong
Shortlist: “Hearts, Hands” by Martha Barlow
Shortlist: “I think Yoko Ono would like my neighbour” by Nishta Gupta
