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Hope
Prize-winning and highly commended stories from the Brotherhood of St Laurence Hope Prize
Foreword by the Honourable Quentin Bryce AD CVO
Royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Hope Prize
Uplifting, poignant, funny and affecting, these stories of resilience, strength and grace will open your eyes and heart to the experiences of so many of our invisible citizens.
Australia is a prosperous country, but there are pockets of disadvantage everywhere. The Hope Prize encourages writing that transcends stereotypes of ‘the poor’, and these ten short stories reflect the tenacity and optimism that people show in the face of poverty and testing times.
Judged by three notable Australians – Quentin Bryce, Cate Blanchett and Kate Grenville – who are passionate about defeating disadvantage in our communities, and who care deeply about encouraging good writing, this moving collection is a celebration of hope and the enduring power of community.
Catherine Moffat, ‘Better Homes and Gardens’
Eloise Young, ‘552 to Reservoir’
Katherine Hayes, ‘Queen Street’
Eleanor George, ‘Colours’
Laura McPhee-Browne, ‘The Surprise’
Marlish Glorie, ‘Machine Man’
David Porter, ‘We are Looking at Hun Chen’
Heidi Catherine, ‘The Extra Piece’
Christine Fontana, ‘The Common Good’
Yvonne Popplewell, ‘The Flat Screen’
Foreword by the Honourable Quentin Bryce AD CVO
Royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Hope Prize
Uplifting, poignant, funny and affecting, these stories of resilience, strength and grace will open your eyes and heart to the experiences of so many of our invisible citizens.
Australia is a prosperous country, but there are pockets of disadvantage everywhere. The Hope Prize encourages writing that transcends stereotypes of ‘the poor’, and these ten short stories reflect the tenacity and optimism that people show in the face of poverty and testing times.
Judged by three notable Australians – Quentin Bryce, Cate Blanchett and Kate Grenville – who are passionate about defeating disadvantage in our communities, and who care deeply about encouraging good writing, this moving collection is a celebration of hope and the enduring power of community.
Catherine Moffat, ‘Better Homes and Gardens’
Eloise Young, ‘552 to Reservoir’
Katherine Hayes, ‘Queen Street’
Eleanor George, ‘Colours’
Laura McPhee-Browne, ‘The Surprise’
Marlish Glorie, ‘Machine Man’
David Porter, ‘We are Looking at Hun Chen’
Heidi Catherine, ‘The Extra Piece’
Christine Fontana, ‘The Common Good’
Yvonne Popplewell, ‘The Flat Screen’
208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2016
About the author
Heidi Catherine
55 books233 followersHeidi Catherine writes fantasy and dystopian novels, which gives her a chance to escape into worlds vastly different to her own life in the burbs. While she quite enjoys killing her characters (especially the awful ones), she promises she’s far better behaved in real life.
Other than writing and reading, Heidi’s current obsessions include watching far too much reality TV with the excuse that it’s research for her books.
You can find out more at www.heidicatherine.com
Other than writing and reading, Heidi’s current obsessions include watching far too much reality TV with the excuse that it’s research for her books.
You can find out more at www.heidicatherine.com
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December 19, 2016
These beautifully written and skillfully crafted stories of hope by the prize winning authors of this year’s Brotherhood of Saint Laurence Hope Prize will definitely entertain, inspire and delight readers.
January 4, 2018
It was really heartbreaking but I recommend people to read this book.;)😝😝😝😂
December 18, 2016
An easy to read collection of short stories that made me both cry and smirk with delight. They are works of fiction, and as such I found myself wanting to hear from real voices on the matters raised - the one detractor. The stories do highlight important issues and some insight which I enjoyed! Let's hope there is another hope prize!
July 17, 2017
A great collection of short stories illustrating the importance of hope in all our lives, but particularly those who are in vulnerable and marginalised circumstances. And that hope means different things for different people. It generated lots of interesting and thought provoking discussion at book club.
June 29, 2017
The Brotherhood of St Laurence's short story competition, the Hope Prize. I liked the 552 to Reservoir for its message of courage and hope. Royalties from book sales support the work of the Brotherhood.
November 20, 2016
Hope. An Anthology.
My friends daughter won the junior prize in the Hope Prize Supporting the Brotherhood of St Laurence.
The stories are wonderful.
Of course I am biased but Colours by Ellie George is the best by far,
However other favourites include Machine Man and 522 to Reservoir.
Some stories were heartbreaking in their sadness and others were restorative in the joy.
Just buy the book and read it. Money supports valuable work in the community, Australian authors, easy to read.
My friends daughter won the junior prize in the Hope Prize Supporting the Brotherhood of St Laurence.
The stories are wonderful.
Of course I am biased but Colours by Ellie George is the best by far,
However other favourites include Machine Man and 522 to Reservoir.
Some stories were heartbreaking in their sadness and others were restorative in the joy.
Just buy the book and read it. Money supports valuable work in the community, Australian authors, easy to read.
April 1, 2025
Originally, I was going to give this 2 stars after reading a few stories. Unfortunately, some of these stories were actually quite disturbing in their content. ‘Machine Man’ in particular. Essentially a short story about a male protagonist who desires older women (of retirement age to be exact) and ends up kidnapping her in the end, before dumping her back at the aged care facility.
I’ve been looking forward to this anthology, as I thought they would be really hopeful, going by the title itself! With some of them, they didn’t achieve that vision (in my opinion). A lot of the stories felt incomplete.
I’ve been looking forward to this anthology, as I thought they would be really hopeful, going by the title itself! With some of them, they didn’t achieve that vision (in my opinion). A lot of the stories felt incomplete.
January 20, 2018
A collection of short stories from emerging authors I found the first few stories comprising of the winning additions quite good but the later stories lacked in writing ability and ingenuity.
July 9, 2021
Some beautifully written short stories, others not so much. Overall a good depiction of Australian life and diverse culture.
November 8, 2017
The winner was good but the rest read like the author saw a poor person on TV once. & what really pisses me off is constantly going on about $650. That is the MAXIMUM rate of the dole, no-one gets the max. Do a bit more research than reading one line from the centrelink page. & as for the story about the girl saving all her dole money & living on 2 minute noodles- u live on 2 minute noodles with no money spare. if all she has to Hope for is a bloody TV then she ain't got much hope. & there are programs to help people buy the things they can't afford.
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