JOHN BIGGS
Cradle Mountain - Tasmania
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writer - short stories

COMPETITION AWARDS

Going for Gold
- Australian Short Story Awards, 2005

A Whited Sepulchre
- Commended, Tom Howard Short Story Competition No. 12, 2004
- Commended, Fish Award, 2004

A Surprising Way of Acquiring Wisdom
- First Prize, Midlands Literary Competition, April 2002

Just One Sip More
- First Prize, Red Dragon, January 2002
Set in Hong Kong - a Chinese woman takes her revenge for her ex-husband's past treachery.
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The Old Man's Suit
- Finalist, Writespot, November 2001
- Commended, Mona Brand Central Coast FAW, April 1999
- Second Prize, Dandenong, November 1998

Mr. Thorndyke's Mistress
- Highly Commended, FAW Manly Peninsula Region, October 2001

Only My Chinese Teacher
- Highly Commended, Southern Cross, Ballarat, June 2001

False Alarm
- Highly Commended, Tom Howard, RASTAR, 2001

Wok au Vin
- First Prize, FAW (Northern Tasmania) James McQueen Short Story Award 2001
Set in Tasmania - the French dish coq au vin becomes the basis for a rare Chinese delicacy.
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ABC
- First Prize, FAW Manly Peninsula Region, October 1998

Supreme Sacrifice
- Third Prize, RASTAR Tom Howard, June 1998

Transubstantiation
- Special Commendation, RASTAR Tom Howard, June 1998

Just One Sip
- Highly Commended, Auswrite, Jan 1998
- Very highly commended, Invererell, March 1998

Waking Up
- First prize, FAW Central Coast, Dec 1997

A Taste of the Cat
- Runner Up, R. Carson Gold Memorial Bursary, 1995

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