30 Oct 2023

Sargeson short story secondary school winner announced

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 30 October 2023

Over the weekend the winners were announced for New Zealand's richest short story competition, the Sargeson Prize.

This years Chief Judge was award winning writer Vincent O'Sullivan, and taking home the top prize and $10,000 is Anna Woods with her short story 'Pig Hunting'.

But there is also a secondary schools division, and this year is was won by Ōtepoti/Dunedin writer Tunmise Adebowale and her story 'The Catastrophe of Swimming'.

Schools Division 1st Prize Tunmise Adebowale

Photo: Cao Yang