Celebrated Award Winners to feature at the Australian Short Story Festival this November
The Australian Short Story Festival has landed in Fremantle for its eighth year, celebrating the artistry of short stories. Among the lineup includes three Fogarty Literary Award winners – Katherine Allum (2023), Brooke Dunnell (2021) and Rebecca Higgie (2019) – and City of Fremantle Hungerford Award winner Holden Sheppard (2018).
On Friday 22 November, the festival kicks off with a day full of engaging workshops led by Fremantle Press alumni, including Brooke Dunnell, Cate Kennedy and Josephine Taylor. The weekend will continue with lively panels and discussions featuring more Fremantle Press writers, such as Michael Burrows, Seth Malacari, Deborah Pike, John Kinsella, Donna Mazza, Annabel Smith, Laurie Steed, Rebecca M. Newman and Susan Midalia.
Keen to keep the celebration going? Grab a ticket to the Gala Opening Night on 22 November, featuring boutique storytelling company Lit Live. They will present readings from the music anthologies Minds Went Walking: Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined, Into Your Arms: Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined and Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist. Tickets for the Gala Opening Night start at $20 and can be purchased here.
Tickets for individual sessions start at $20 and are available here. For the full festival program, visit the link here.
