It’s been a long wait for those on the long list (days feel like weeks and years when holding out to know if you’ve been published). And believe me, for all of us working on the project it has been excruciating not being able to say anything about made the final cut.
The management team for 100 Stories for Queensland have announced today who will hold the coveted 100 spots.
Well known authors include Alan Baxter, Janet Glover, Anita Heiss, Krissy Kneen, Sue Moorcroft, Geoff Nelder and Sean Williams. I also see an excellent representation of well known and much loved #fridayflash authors in there as well.
Congratulations to everyone who entered a story, and especially to the following:
Sam Adamson Kittens!
Tomara Armstrong Drake M. Causeway: Intergalactic Explorer
John Baird The Safe Option
Kim Bannerman The Turtle Inventory
Michael Barton Tea with Mr Christopher
Cath Barton Listening to the Muses
Alan Baxter The Speaking Tree
Jessica Bell Surviving the Kitchen Tiles
Sharon Birch A New Woman
Ev Bishop Riddles
Megan Blandford The Moving Sun
Julia Bohanna The Beach Where He is King
Stephen Book After All These Years
Nicholas Brodie Bubble O’Bill
Gillian Brown The Anniversary
Catherine Burrows Face to Face
Christopher Chartrand The Carver’s Daughter
John Chilton Easter Bunny
G.P. Ching Why I’m Overweight
Dave Clark Thumbnail Sketches
Patricia Clarke Bushmen’s Barbecue
Laurie Clayton Going Solo
Nicola Cleasby Weird and Creepy
Penelope Cottier Beating Creativity
Vicky Daddo The Long and Short of Life in the Future
Mary Davies Angie
E. N. De Choudens The Miracle Tree
Jennifer Domingo One tenth of a second
Josh Donellan Stunt Kite
Miriam Drori Who Sees the Light?
Alison Earls Travelling Time
Kelly Erickson Queensland
Kari Fay B Is For Benedict
Corinne Fenton Lucy and the Lonely Hen
Karen Field Amunet’s Gift
Joanne Fox On Pegasus’ Wings
Alexander Gates Antisocial Sciences
Janet Glover On the Road East
June Gundlack The Real Me
Ross Hamilton Triumph of the Scientific Mind
Heather Harris Sick Weather
Jo Hart A Penny for a Wish
Keith Havers Why Can’t I Take Life Easier?
Rosemary Hayes The Perfect Wedding Day
Anita Heiss Paris Dreaming
Lunar Hine Cake
Robert Hoge Real Rhythm
Sue Houghton Tough Love
Mandy James Ignorance is Bliss
Amelia Jewell Strange Little Boy From The Future
Benjamin Judge Coffee
David Kennedy Generous Bastard
Emma Kerry Confessions of a Toddler
Krissy Kneen The Lounge Room War
Jean Knill The Prize Conger
Janet Lee The act of waking
Linda Lewis Making a Good Impression
Peter Lingard Comfortable
Ruchira Mandal Little Hooligans
Kathleen Manson Flat Life
Monica Marier The Night Faeries
Robert McCarter Soggy Shoes
Kristina Meredith Second Hand Rose
Catherine Miller In A Jiffy
Theresa Milstein Daisy
Virginia Miranda The Artist of Montemartre
Sue Moorcroft A Career in Crypto Zoology
Gracie Motley The Car Trip
Ika Koeck Destiny Driven
Jennifer Muirhead Red Planet Blues
Helen Nedahl If Wishes Were Horses
Christine Nedahl First Love
Geoff Nelder The Examination
Emma Newman Her Smile
Ciara O’Brien D-Day
Sylvia Petter The Burka
Jonathan Pinnock The Wrong Bots
Aaron Polson The Ballad of Arkady and Nadia
Joe Ponepinto A Handout for the Ages
Natalie Potts Lounging
Sally Quilford Jets Vests and Broken Crockery
Jenni Redman The Night of the Prom
Barry Rosenberg Dr Jello & Mr Set
Alison Runham Pop
Melanie Saward Watch and Learn
Glynis Scrivens Short-sighted
Brenda Seabrooke Sweet Corn
Stephen Shieber Sweet Juliet 1935
Pamela Storey Two and a Half Minutes
Vicki Thornton One Winter’s Day
Luise Toma The Beast
Julio Ricardo Varela Power’s Sunday Slam
David Vernon Another World
Devin Watson Transmutator
Simon Whaley Painting by Numbers
Aliya Whiteley The Thready Treatment
Sean Williams This Magical Life
Brenda Wood A Whale of a Tale
Daniel Wynne Gut Feelings
Helen Yendall Fisticuffs
Pursuing Parallels 
Let’s hope that this sells really well. The idea of losing everything is so terrifying. As a writer, I am delighted to think that my story will help to raise money for those who need it so much. It’s rare to be able to do anything directly useful with words: you just send them out and hope they touch someone, somewhere.
Penelope Cottier
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I’m hoping also that it sells well Penelope. There is definitely something in this anthology for everyone. Stories of inspiration, stories that touch the heart, stories that leave you scratching your head and others which entice out a rip roaring belly laugh.
I’d love to use your quote:
“It’s rare to be able to do anything directly useful with words: you just send them out and hope they touch someone, somewhere.” If that’s OK with you?
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I’d be honoured, Jodi.
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Congrats to the picks and everyone who entered! I hope the sales are sky-high!
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Me to – I have a ball park figure in my head (which I’m not sharing!) and if we get there, I will be absolutely stoked.
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I live in Australia and the devastation in Queensland is immense. I thank you for your initiative with this fundraiser and hope that you will raise a lot of money for those affected by the floods.
I am thrilled that my friend Sue Moorcroft’s story was chosen, as was my husband’s,Peter Lingard who is also a Brit and now calls Australia Home….
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Hi Mary,
You’re in the midst of talented folk with you husband and Sue. And I’m with you in hoping we raise lots of money.
The intiative came from Trevor (my opposite number in the UK) who put a simple status on facebook which said: 100 Stories for Queensland? As a friend of Greg McQueen’s and having helped out on 50 Stories for Pakistan, I knew exactly what the status meant, and we were up and running less than 24 hours later.
I had a friend at high school whose surname was Lingard, her name was Eva. When I saw Peter’s name on the list, it bought back from wonderful memories of an old friend, I haven’t thought of in a very long time.
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Congrats to all the winners and to the organisers of the 100 stories for Queensland competition. Can’t wait to buy the book in March :))
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Karen,
I can’t wait to be able to bring a box of books to the next Logan Writers Coffee Meet up.
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Congrats to all the authors who make the final list.
I hope it sells really well, what a great project.
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Thanks for the well wishes Brigid.
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I’m delighted and honoured to have my story included in the anthology. My oldest friend has most of her family in Queensland and was there during the floods. So although I live in the UK I feel a connection. I’ll be encouraging everyone I know to buy the book.
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Hi Cath,
I don’t think there are too many degrees of seperation when it comes to the Queensland Floods – everyone knows someone.
Looking forward to getting this book into as many hands as possible.
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Thank you and all the team for putting this together. I am so proud to be part of this anthology!
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We’re proud and glad to have you along Kari. Thanks for dropping in.
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I am so thrilled to be part of this worthwhile Anthology, congratulations to ALL of the finalists and a big thank you to the team who put this project together.
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Thanks for all your hard work, Jodi. I am delighted to be one of the chosen 100 and will do my best to publicise and sell the anthology.
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Thanks to everyone who is helping to put this together, it is such a good idea. Hopefully it will bring in a lot of much needed support, and I’m so pleased to be part of it!
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Proud to be part of such a worthwhile cause. Big applause for those who started it off, and the hard work carried out behind the scenes to get mixed, baked and ready to go. Will aim to spread the word as far as possible to help sales. Don’t know what your secret ballpark figure is Jodie, but hope sales overtake it many times 🙂
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When will the book be available and how can I purchase a copy?
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