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Sunday Star Times Opens Voting to Public


This year a new category has been added to the Sunday Star-Times’ Short Story Awards to give the public the chance to vote online for their favourite story. Excerpts from the top 10 entries have been published on-line at http://www.shortstory.co.nz.


Voting for the People’s Choice Award for New Zealand’s favourite short story is now open and will close on 25th October. Everyone who votes goes into the draw to win one of three 'Six Packs' from NZ Book Month.


Now in their 25th year the Sunday Star-Times’ Short Story Awards, in association with Random House, encourage and recognise the talents of published and unpublished New Zealand writers


The awards are nationally recognised for championing and showcasing New Zealand short fiction. Some of this country's leading writers, including Norman Bilbrough, Judith White, Barbara Anderson, Linda Olsson and Sarah Quigley, have achieved success in the competition.


All the Sunday Star-Times Short Story Award winners including the People’s Choice Award winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Auckland City Art Gallery Art Lounge on Tuesday October 27. The winner of the People’s Choice award receives $750 cash, their story published in the Sunday Star-Times and $250 worth of books from Random House, plus their story will be published on http://www.shortstory.co.nz.

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