Short Story Finalist in Frazzled Lit

Amanda o'callaghan

Writer

"This is one of the most substantial and memorable collections of short fiction by an Australian writer that I have read for a very long time."
Kerryn Goldsworthy

"My favourite short story collection of the year ... utterly brilliant."
Simon Savidge

Short Story Finalist in Frazzled Lit

9/23/2026

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I’m truly delighted to be a Finalist in the Frazzled Lit Short Story Award 2026.
Guest Judge, Donal Ryan (yes, THAT Donal Ryan) described my story, ‘Lamingtons in Nine Pieces, Scattered’ as “powerfully and beautifully done”. You can read the story here:
https://www.frazzledlit.com/p/lamingtons-in-nine-pieces-scattered

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Author

Amanda O'Callaghan is an award-winning writer of short stories and flash fiction. She has been published and won awards in Australia, Ireland and the UK.

Debut collection,
This Taste for Silence
University of Queensland Press (UQP, 2019)

TWITTER: @ocallaghanac
EMAIL: [email protected]

Queensland Literary Fellowship

I am honoured to have been one of three recipients of a Queensland Writers Fellowship (2016).

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