Five winners have been announced in Nine to Noon's 2024 Short Story competition. Judges Harry Ricketts and Tina Makereti have named these stories as their top five:
Girlhood by Stella Weston
Qiu Miaojin is Still Alive by Mia Farlane
Logbook by Hattie Salmon
Untitled by Nick McGregor
Motel California by Danielle Deluka
The stories named today will be purchased by RNZ, adapted for radio and broadcast before Christmas.
Harry and Tina talk to Kathryn about what made these entries stand out.