Her short fiction has been nominated for the Aurealis Awards in 2004 , 2005 , 2007 and 2008 .
In 2004 Sparks graduated the inaugural Clarion South Writers ' Workshop in Queensland and won third prize in the first quarter of the Writers of the Future competition .
Sparks ' short fiction has been nominated for the Aurealis Awards in 2004 , 2005 , 2007 and 2008 .
In 2004 Sparks graduated the inaugural Clarion South Writers ' Workshop in Queensland and won third prize in the first quarter of the Writers of the Future competition .