<![CDATA[Amanda o'callaghan<br /><br />​Writer - Home]]>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:08:10 +1000Weebly<![CDATA[Cracked the FISH shortlist!]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:27:48 GMThttp://www.amandaocallaghan.com/home/cracked-the-fish-shortlistI was really thrilled to make the shortlist for the Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2026. This contest gets a lot of very high quality entries, so it's wonderful to get this far.
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So pleased to make the shortlist in Flash Frog's annual Flash Fiction Contest in the US. Hard to get on these final lists in international contests! 
]]><![CDATA[Varuna Lamplight Residency 2025]]>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:57:38 GMThttp://www.amandaocallaghan.com/home/varuna-lamplight-residency-2025I'm proud and honoured to be one of four Australian recipients of the Varuna/Irish Writers Centre Lamplight Online Fellowship (Ireland, 2025). Congratulations to my fellow awardees, including four Irish recipients. 
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]]><![CDATA[Made the shortlist in Stockholm!]]>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:47:33 GMThttp://www.amandaocallaghan.com/home/made-the-shortlist-in-stockholmI'm thrilled to have made the final eleven for the Stockholm Writers Prize, run in conjunction with their upcoming festival. This was from close to 1200 entries. Contest was based on the first five pages of my novel manuscript.  Picture
]]><![CDATA[THIS TASTE FOR SILENCE]]>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 02:13:45 GMThttp://www.amandaocallaghan.com/home/this-taste-for-silence4096366THIS TASTE FOR SILENCE was shortlisted for the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, and longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize in the UK. 
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