The H. Neil Smith Prize
The H. Neil Smith Prize was founded in 1972 by Mr. H. Neil Smith with a donation of $700. This prize is awarded to the candidate who submits the short story of not more than 2000 words, judged to be the best submitted in the particular year.
Archive Location: 122L
Detailed Listing
| 1982 | HNS/1 | Prize: 'Jean's Sofa' by Maureen Raewyn Marychurch, 5p. |
| 1983 | HNS/2 | Prize: 'Shoes Thick with Mud' by David N. Hardy, 7p. |
| 1986 | HNS/3 | Prize: 'Conversation in a Bar' by Peter William Hazel, 5p. |
| 1987 | HNS/4 | Prize: 'The Wound' by Mark Badham, 4p. |
| 1988 | HNS/5 | Prize: 'The Cottage by the Lake' by A.J. Coe, 4p. |
| 1989 | (No prize awarded). | |
| 1990 | HNS/7 | Prize: 'The Price' by Gaye Thiel. |
| 1991 | HNS/8 | Prize: 'My Cousin Normie' by Nerida Day. |
| 1992 | HNS/9 | Prize: 'Home Beautiful...' by Melody Church. |
| 1993 | HNS/10A | Prize: 'The Hunter' by Peter Ryle. |
| HNS/10B | Prize: 'Transforming Tony' by M. Wicks. | |
| 1994 | HNS/11 | Prize: 'Never Drive a Car when You're Dead' by Paul Robert Curran. |
| 1995 | HNS/12 | Prize: 'Cone of Hostility' by Robyn Dingle. |
| HNS/13 | Entry: 'The Tree' by Ruth Dixon. | |
| HNS/14 | Entry: 'Tears and Triumph' by Gordon Smith. | |
| HNS/15 | Entry: 'Abby' by Suzannah Tranter. |
| 1998 | HNS/18 | Prize: 'Subcity' by Elizabeth Edward. |
| Entry: 'Daddy' by Lenore Margaret. | ||
| Entry: 'Zelda' by Brett A. Jensen. | ||
| Entry: 'Patriotic Love' by Katie Comber. | ||
| Entry: 'The Urban Wife' by Michael Riley. | ||
| Entry: 'Angie' by Sarah Louise Clarke. | ||
| Entry: 'Negative Evolution' by Mark George Mayer. | ||
| 1999 | HNS/19A | Prize: 'Snapshot' by Lynn Smith |
| HNS/19B | Entry: 'Miracle Grow' by Andrew Tefft | |
| HNS/19C | Entry: 'The Taste of Rain' by Brett A. Jensen | |
| 2000 | HNS/20 | Prize: 'Requiem' by Ann Louise Stewart. |
| HNS/21 | Entry: 'Beginner's Unluck' by Jillian Novelli. | |
| HNS/22 | Entry: 'White Crosses' by David Wright. | |
| HNS/23 | Entry: 'Life in a Kodacrome' by Gai Johnston. | |
| HNS/24 | Entry: 'Top Dog' by Graham Cox. | |
| HNS/25 | Entry: 'The Moss Bed' by Catherine Jones. | |
| HNS/26 | Entry: 'The Mop Bucket' by Julie Wuth. | |
| HNS/27 | Entry: 'South of the Line' by Catherine Baskerville. | |
| HNS/28 | Entry: 'Bad Timing' by Shannon Elizabeth Lerch. | |
| HNS/29 | Entry: 'An Accident Wanting to Happen' by Alexander Kippin. | |
| HNS/30 | Entry: 'Lion' by Annelise Wiebkin. | |
| HNS/31 | Entry: 'What the Ladybug Said' by Lana Hanley. | |
| 2001 | (No prize awarded.) | |
| HNS/32 | Entry: 'Coffee and Helga' by Adam Brooker. | |
| HNS/33 | Entry: 'Just Thinking Out Loud' by Linnea Nielsen. | |
| HNS/34 | Entry: 'The Sanctuary' by Kari Richte. | |
| 2002 | HNS/35 | Prize: 'Battle for the Pit' by Brett Allen. |
| HNS/36 | Entry: 'The Inside and the Outside' by Sula Blake. | |
| HNS/37 | Entry: 'The Mysterious Statue' by Glenda Bolger. | |
| HNS/38 | Entry: 'Morror Image' by Andrea Dobbin. | |
| HNS/39 | Entry: 'The Legend' by Jacqueline Kelly. | |
| HNS/40 | Entry: 'A Nice Night's Entertainment' by David Leakey. | |
| HNS/41 | Entry: 'Ma Rosie' by Noela McNamara. | |
| HNS/42 | Entry: 'Kayla's Dream' by Katherine Poulsen. | |
| HNS/43 | Entry: 'A Taste of Fear' by Vicki Stonehouse. | |
| 2003 | HNS/44 | Prize: 'Because' by Christopher Quirk. |
| HNS/45 | Entry: 'A Secret Life' by Aaron Clarke. | |
| HNS/46 | Entry: 'At the Last Moment' by Alex Dundas-Taylor. | |
| HNS/47 | Entry: 'With Grapes it Pays to be Picky' by Rochelle Enever. | |
| HNS/48 | Entry: 'The Art of Capturing Minds' by Daniel King. | |
| HNS/49 | Entry: 'Blot on the Horizon' by Susan Mattocks | |
| HNS/50 | Entry: 'The Tunes of Death' by Erwin Van Wyk. | |
| HNS/51 | Entry: 'Jenna's Gift' by Alana Ward. | |
| 2004 | HNS/52 | Prize: 'The Notetaker' by David Thornley. |
| HNS/53 | Entry: 'Struggle' by Kathryn Machin. | |
| HNS/54 | Entry: 'A Father's Pride' by Brian Welch. | |
| 2005 | HNS/55 | Prize: 'Happy' by Liam Anderson. |
| HNS/56 | Entry: [Untitled] by Belinda Almond. | |
| HNS/57 | Entry: 'Not for Nothing' by Marilyn June Anderson | |
| HNS/58 | Entry: 'Nothing Like a Story' by Jodi Bradley. | |
| HNS/59 | Entry: 'The Thompson Babies Sing the Blues' by Julia Germaine. | |
| HNS/60 | Entry: 'Blues Harp' by Gregory Harvey. | |
| HNS/61 | Entry: 'The Master Weaver' by Danene Jones. | |
| HNS/62 | Entry: 'Melampode Grove' by Alexandria Reichardt. | |
| HNS/63 | Entry: 'The Cowboy and the Bumblebee' by Alexandra Te- Loo. | |
| 2006 | HNS/64 | Prize: 'On Truth' by Gregroy Harvey |
| HNS/65 | Entry: 'Untitled' by Shannon Allwood |
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| HNS/66 | Entry: 'Sands of Love' by Adam Cohen |
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| HNS/67 | Entry: 'Bettys Story' by Marian Forster |
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| HNS/68 | Entry: 'The untold secret of love' by Linda Hill |
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| HNS/69 | Entry: 'The Prison Visit' by Jack James |
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| HNS/70 | Entry: 'Canefire' by Brent King |
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| HNS/71 | Entry: 'The Scream' by Elke Nagy |
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| HNS/72 | Entry: 'Memories Like Solid Objects' by Suzanne Peterkin |
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| HNS/73 | Entry: 'Outcast' by Hensllyn Pwea |
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| HNS/74 | Entry: 'Swamp Fever' by Lynette Russell |
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| HNS/75 | Entry: 'You must be a Libra' by Janne Rytkonen |
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| HNS/76 | Entry: 'The Guitar Player' by David Sheldrick |
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| HNS/77 | Entry: 'Market Mayhem' by Leah Sladden |
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| HNS/78 | Entry: 'Battle for the Bath Tub' by Anna Strohfeldt |
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| HNS/79 | Entry: 'Finale' by Emily Vucak |
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| HNS/80 | Entry: 'Dark Room, Red Lips' by Kelly Ward |
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| HNS/81 | Entry: 'King of the New World' by Nicholas Webb |
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2007 |
HNS/82 |
Prize: "The Fry-up" by Marcus Baynes-Rock |
HNS/83 |
Entry: "Two Worlds" by Inga Louise Alexander |
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HNS/84 |
Entry: "The Whisper" by Laura Brodnik |
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HNS/85 |
Entry: "The Emancipation of Mr Hudson" by Patrick Ta Chang Hsiao |
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HNS/86 |
Entry: "My Time of Dying" by Timothy McKean |
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HNS/87 |
Entry: "Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover" by Brian Ross |
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