The Short Read
Listen to the very best of the 2022 Sunday Star Times Short Story Competition in Stuff’s new podcast. Each episode contains a winning entry or judges’ choice - and insights from its author. The perfect way to relax this summer without getting sand in your book.
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I'm not even half as good as Glory in real life...
This story follows ‘Glory’ attempting to steal her dog back from a Tinder Match.
26 min
2
Teetering by James Pasley
Henry Brown is a teacher who lets a student get too close and Teetering follows the repercussions of his actions.
20 min
3
The Lotus by Youjia Jennifer Liu
The Lotus by Youjia Jennifer Liu transports you to the lotus fields of China as she reminisces her childhood.
11 min
4
A Good Thing by Elsie Uini
Elsie Uini is back again, for the second year in a row she has won the emerging Pasifika writer award in the Sunday Star-Times Short Story Competition.
28 min
5
Our Tūī by Kiri Solomon
This story won the emerging Māori writer award in the Sunday Star Times Short Story Competition and is about he main character Tui’s emotional changes throughout the phases of Maramataka Māori (the Māori lunar calendar).
23 min
6
Home by Bernard Steeds
This story won the Open Category of the Sunday Star Times Short Story Competition and is about two teenagers finding their place in the world and their home within each other.
28 min
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The Short Read - Trailer
Stay tuned for the very best bits of the 2022 Sunday Star Times Short Story Competition in Stuff's new podcast - The Short Read. Launching Jan 1!
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