Published 25 September 201424 February 2015 · News / Prizes / Announcement Winners of the Overland Story Wine Prize Editorial team It’s our great pleasure to announce the winners of the inaugural Overland Story Wine Prize: First place: ‘That inward eye’ by Leah Swann Runner-up: ‘I thought maybe I could be a lounge singer’ by Lauren Aimee Curtis Runner-up: ‘6pm Saturday night’ by Sally Breen ‘One of the strengths of the short story form,’ the judges Clare Strahan, Paddy O’Reilly and Campbell Mattinson write, ‘is its ability to accommodate experimentation and risk while providing a satisfying reading experience; this strength also makes judging one story against another a difficult task.’ Leah Swann’s one-sentence story was the unanimous choice as winner, because of its ‘joyous celebration of the inner life – observation, memory and a profound appreciation of beauty intertwined in a technically impressive single sentence of 585 words.’ It’s a story, the judges say, ‘that will reward multiple readings’. ‘That inward eye’ has won $3000 and publication in the next issue of Overland (out in mid-November), as well as on the label of a 2015 vintage Story Wines Shiraz. ‘I thought maybe I could be a lounge singer’ and ‘6pm Saturday night’ will each receive $500 and be published on Overland in mid-November, to coincide with the publication of our last issue for 2014. Read the judges’ report. Editorial team More by Editorial team › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 18 October 202418 October 2024 · Prizes Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 shortlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia. First prize includes $5000, an optional writing residency at Trinity College, and publication of the successful piece in […] 16 February 202419 February 2024 · Announcement Statement of the Board of Overland Literary Journal Editorial team We, the Board of Overland literary journal, make the following statement in support of Editors-in-chief Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk and the entire Overland staff. We are a diverse Board made up of writers, unionists, lawyers, academics, activists, and arts industry workers. Our Board includes First Nations peoples as well as members of Australia’s Jewish community.
