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Louise Walton

Louise Walton lives in Australia on NSW's mid-north coast with her husband and three children (and chickens, rabbits and a dog). She loves word play, comedy and Aussie dramedy, and is especially drawn to finding the sweet moments of function within dysfunction.





Published Stories

  • My Hero

    Magazine: Globe Soup

    March 2024 monthly micro winner on the theme of "inspiration"

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  • Zombie Babe

    Magazine: Not Quite Write

    Winner April 2025 Prize with anti-prompt: "Don't Kill Your Darlings"

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  • Twice-Lucky

    Magazine: Writing Battle

    Winner of Spring 2025 in genre: Apocalyptic Game Show

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  • The Good Mother

    Magazine: Funny Pearls

    This poem was longlisted in the 2024 Wergle Flomp Humour Poetry Contest. A throwback to the sleepless baby days...

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  • Familia Defectus

    Magazine: Furphy Literary Award

    Shortlisted in the Short Story Furphy Literary Award 2025 and soon to be published in the anthology

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  • Broken Eggs

    Magazine: The West Australian (behind paywall)

    Longlisted in Best Australian Yarn 2024

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  • Motel-Day

    Magazine: New York City Midnight

    Winner of 2024 NYCM Rhyming Story Challenge Aussie ballad about a farmer and his son

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  • The Whole Mosquito

    Magazine: Writer's Playground

    Winner of the eleventh Writer's Playground, 2025 - Aussie Dramedy

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