On this page Content components Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Boroondara Literary Awards, hosted in partnership with Rotary Club of Balwyn.Held annually since 1999, these awards celebrate the creativity of writers and poets within the City of Boroondara and Victoria.See the full list of awarded entries for this year below. You can also read the winning entries from both this year and previous years in our annual Literary Awards anthologies. Search for the anthology in the library catalogue.Open Short Story categoryPlaceNameTitleFirstJulia FaragherThe Last DaySecondStephen D'ArcyThe Will of La MagnanThirdAndrew NestA Match Made in HeavenHighly commendedRosie GambleTo Be HumanHighly commendedAnna Maria SchurmannTeresaHighly commendedTina CartwrightFeverKeith Carroll Award Julia FaragherThe Last DayYoung writers proseJunior prose PlaceNameTitleFirstEmma BenzidaneRavenswood House SecondYi Yan LeeNo Turning Back ThirdJessica VuongAshfallHighly commendedAmelia SisourathWishHighly commendedFreddie BroadbentReflectHighly commendedMilana SubasingheThe Goldfields Middle prosePlaceNameTitleFirstGigi DinhPaper Houses SecondAsha BhattacharjeeMy Home ThirdViolet ElwynThe Severance Highly commendedOlga ChenContemplationHighly commendedMatilda HallMissed Opportunities Highly commendedLucia WalkenhorstPromise Me You’ll Be Careful Senior prose PlaceNameTitleFirst (equal)Sienna VriezeThe Quiet Room First (equal)Angela YinRequiem of the Unbroken SecondAnnalisa ChenLaikaHighly commendedChloe SinghThe Needle’s Edge Highly commendedAnnabelle Yong If Only to Return Highly commendedSelena FengCarved in Memory Young writers poetryJunior poetryPlaceNameTitleFirstJessi WangThread-WalkerSecondBonnie SunThe Colours Of My VoiceThirdClaire NguyenWhere the Gum Trees StandHighly commendedJessica DuffinA Witches StewHighly commendedAda van KollThe Dystopian TerminationHighly commendedJoseph TanWaffle in a PoemMiddle poetryPlaceNameTitleFirstLauren SisourathDim SumSecond (equal)Asha BhattacharjeeBehind the Sewing Machine (The Ghost)Second (equal)Lucas DaviesThe Female ChristHighly commendedCharlotte HeverinThe Dumb DunceHighly commendedLeo HuangMy Ocean of RegretsHighly commendedZainab JabbarThe Price of PerfectionSenior poetryPlaceNameTitleFirst (equal)Liam ChuenPalimpsestFirst (equal)Chloe Qinjan. 24/25SecondRachel LouTales From the Hospital ElevatorHighly commendedRosa ToonI'm Trying, Harvey MilkHighly commendedCaity SunDal 달 Highly commendedSienna VriezeInheritance
