The Best of Times competition has been running twice a year since 2006.

          Results Listings

          Autumn 2006              Spring 2006
          Autumn 2007              Spring 2007
          Autumn 2008              Spring 2008
          Autumn 2009              Spring 2009
          Autumn 2010              Spring 2010
          Autumn 2011              Spring 2011

          Previous Winners

          Peta Murray, NSW
          Jim Murphy, VIC
          Liz Hobbs, SA
          David Campbell, VIC
          Kaye Watson, VIC
          Alida van den Bos, NSW
          Wendy Kramer, NSW
          John Revington, NSW
          Anne Jenner, SA
          Dean Briggs, NSW

          →Your name next?

"Every story should have a beginning, a muddle and an end." - Anon

"The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." - Sylvia Plath

“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.” - Elmore Leonard

"Writing comes more easily if you have something to say." - Sholem Asch

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." - Ben Franklin

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." - Jack London

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." - Mae West

What to Enter

• Humorous short stories (any theme) up to 2500 words.

Prizes

• First prize: $200, second prize: $50.
• Third place, highly commended and commended certificates will be awarded too.

Conditions of entry

• Entrants can enter as many times as they like.
• Each story must be written in English and be the entrant's own original work.
• Stories that have won a prize or certificate in previous Best of Times or Winter Surprise competitions are ineligible for entry.
• Entrants retain copyright and all rights to their work.

Postal entries

• No entry form is required. Include a cover sheet with your name and address, story title and word count, and where you heard about the competition.
• Entry fee is $6 per story. Send a cheque or money order made out to Chris Broadribb.
• Post your entry to PO Box 55, Blaxcell NSW 2142.
• Include a large SSAE so that your story can be returned afterwards, along with a results sheet.

E-mailed entries

• Please provide your name and address, story title and word count, and indicate where you heard about the competition.
• Email your entry to cabbook-13@yahoo.com.au
• Entry fee is $6 per story. Use PayPal to pay cabbook-13@yahoo.com.au

The Organiser

• Chris Broadribb is a freelance writer who also does other work.
• She has an MA in Professional Writing and a Graduate Diploma in Journalism.
• She has published articles and short stories, a children's book (Sarah's Adventure) and a novella (Nice Day for a Murder).
• She won the Innovation category in the 2009 Scarlet Stiletto Awards, and received Highly Commended certificates in two other competitions.
• She is a former computer programmer with a Bachelor of Science (Computing) degree.