The best of the short stories entered in the 2022 Outback Writers' Festival short story competition.

Stories by: Jill Plummer, Errol Bishop, Barry Blunt, B.J.Scholefield, Steve Hawe, Jill Staunton, Gabriel Moens, Maxine Goulston, Marnie Meacham, Don Douglas, John Griffiths, Ian Waples, Patrick Ford, Tracy Liotis, Narelle Fernance, Charles Kingston, Judy Wollin, Paul Clarke, Franz Huber, Michael Albrecht, Margaret Hughes, Stan Dodgson, Ken Sykes, Beverley Young.

Also includes the previous six winners: Stacey M King, Jill Staunton (twice) Frank White, Cris Oliver and Don Douglas.

Royalty on the book helps fund the annual Outback Writers' Festival held in Winton in June each year.