The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story has unanimously decided to bring the festival to a close in 2025.
The committee would like to share their sincere appreciation to the community, volunteers, and funders for their many years of support and to the authors who continued to bring exceptional programming to the event. The remaining funds will be donated to community charities supporting women and youth.
The festival website will continue to host the archive of authors and short stories for an undetermined amount of time on this website. The Short Story Contest will continue through
Huron County Library.
Past Short Story Contest Winners
2024
ADULT
First Prize
Honourable Mentions
Jack Stillborn – Pursuing Isadora
Duncan James – War of Wits
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YOUTH
First Prize
Tasha Lundrigan – My Body Belongs to Me
Honourable Mentions
Sohum Kapoor – Amidst it All
Jessica Yang – Dear Allie, Love Lucy
2023
ADULT
First Prize
Honourable Mentions
“Ultramarine” Tilly Genato Millena
“The Nobel Prize” Margaret Kohn
YOUTH
First Prize
The subject of the portrait” Sophia Zhang
Honourable Mentions
2022
ADULT
First Prize
Elena Artemova - The Grandma's Story
Honourable Mentions
Rachel Robb - The Crisis is Manageable
YOUTH
First Prize
Susannah Welke - Blue
Honourable Mentions
2021
ADULT
First Prize
Honourable Mentions
Zahida Rahemtulla - Up Roxam Road
Linda Walsh - Landscapes of Extremes
YOUTH
First Prize
Honourable Mentions
2020
ADULT
First Prize
Tanya Ambrose - Second Chances
Honourable Mentions
Kate O'Gorman - Dressing on the Side
YOUTH
First Prize
Doris Hua - When the World Breathes Again
Honourable Mentions
2019
ADULT
First Prize
Veronique Bequin - The Fall of the Kapok Tree
Honourable Mentions
YOUTH
First Prize
Honourable Mentions
2018
ADULT
First Prize
Lis Jakobsen - The Idea of A Blue Diamond
Honourable Mentions
Madeleine Horton - Spontaneous Combustion
Andrew Lee - Cataloguing the Stars
YOUTH
First Prize
Honourable Mentions
2017
ADULT
First Prize
Marlan Siren
Honourable Mentions
Carolyn Huizinga Mills
YOUTH
First Prize
Isabella Sheptak
Honourable Mentions
Grace Eaton
2016
ADULT
First Prize
Judy Waytiuk
Honourable Mentions
Ragna Goodwin
YOUTH
First Prize
Caleb Butcher
Honourable Mentions
Iza Agullar
2015
ADULT
First Prize
Leanne Dunic
Honourable Mentions
Lynne Horton
YOUTH
First Prize
Michelle Krasovitski
Honourable Mentions
Bronte Cronsberry
2014
ADULT
First Prize
Ragna Goodwin
Honourable Mentions
Pei Shih
Jennifer Hutchison
YOUTH
First Prize
Emma Hunt
Honourable Mentions
Claire Kim
Lizzy MacDonald
2013
ADULT
First Prize
Helen Rossiter
Honourable Mentions
Jennifer Hutchison
Isobel Raven
YOUTH
First Prize
Bronte Cronsberry
Honourable Mentions
Dana Mitchell
Aidan McKee
2012
ADULT
First Prize
Hayley Linfield
Honourable Mentions
Sheila Eastman
Royden McCoag
YOUTH
First Prize
Rachel Loerts
Honourable Mentions
Yasmina Jaksic
Bronte Cronsberry
Thank you to our Short Story Contest Partner!
