The best stories over 10,000 words and under 1000 words as judged by Elizabeth Knox, Bill Manhire and Emily Perkins are:
The best story over 10,000 words:
‘The Road to Tokomairiro’ by Lawrence Patchett
The best story under 1000 words:
‘Clean Hands Save Lives’ by Kirsten McDougall
Highly commended (over 10,000 words):
‘Anchorage’ by Sylvie Thomson
‘When We Were Bread’ by Anna Jackson
Highly commended (under 1000 words):
‘The Orienteer’ by Rachel O’Neill
‘The Waikato Farmers’ by Craig Cliff
Cover and illustrations by Anastasia Doniants.
Published by Unity Books and Sport.
RRP $20