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Announcing Contributors for Strangely Enough, a 2023 ASSF Anthology!

11/04/202311/04/2023Australian Short Story FestivalLeave a comment

We are overjoyed to announce the contributors for the 2023 Australian Short Story Festival Anthology, Strangely Enough. Picked from over 250 anonymous submissions, these 21 writers, both emerging and established, embody the strange, surreal and supernatural. Strangely Enough will be published by Read More

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Announcing the 2023 AAWP/ASSF Emerging Writers’ Short Story Prize!

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Announcing the 2023 AAWP/ASSF Emerging Writers’ Short Story Prize!

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Submissions invited for the 2023 ASSF anthology!

04/10/202205/10/2022Australian Short Story Festival2 Comments

We’re seeking short story submissions for the 2023 ASSF anthology! As part of the 2023 Australian Short Story Festival, we are launching an anthology of short stories that embodies the festival’s purpose: a celebration of the creative possibilities of short fiction in Read More

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Volunteer at the 2022 Festival!

26/09/202226/09/2022Australian Short Story FestivalLeave a comment

Want to get involved in the fun of the 2022 Australian Short Story Festival? The organising committee is currently looking for volunteers to help with various tasks during Festival weekend. In return, our valuable volunteers will receive free entry to the Opening Read More

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Covid protocols update for the 2022 Australian Short Story Festival – 22 August 2022

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The Australian Short Story Festival is currently not mandating mask-wearing, sanitising or social distancing at the October 2022 Festival. Some writers have asked that people wear a mask for the signing of books, and we fully support this request. Surgical masks will Read More

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Sheila Armstrong to appear at the 2022 Festival!

15/08/202215/08/2022Australian Short Story FestivalLeave a comment

Joining our wonderful local and interstate authors for the 2022 Australian Short Story Festival is international debut author Sheila Armstrong.  Hailing from the northwest of Ireland, Sheila’s first collection is How to Gut a Fish. The Guardian calls the collection ‘keenly observed Read More

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More amazing authors added to the 2022 Australian Short Story Festival program!

04/08/202205/08/2022Australian Short Story FestivalLeave a comment

The program for the 2022 Australian Short Story Festival is almost complete! Joining Fiona Robertson and Sean O’Beirne are short story writers from around Australia, including Ben Walter (Tas), Ellen van Neerven (Qld), Eugen Bacon (Vic), and Andrew Roff (SA), along with Read More

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Applications invited for 2022 Festival Manager

12/05/202212/05/2022Australian Short Story FestivalLeave a comment

The Australian Short Story Festival (ASSF) invites applications for the exciting position of Festival Manager. The Festival brings together culturally diverse practitioners of the craft in both written and oral form to deliver a weekend of engaging and culturally inclusive events.   Position: Read More

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2022 Opening Night event + first featured writers

02/05/202202/05/2022Australian Short Story FestivalLeave a comment

Opening night for the 2022 Australian Short Story Festival will be held on Friday 28 October at the beautiful and historic Fremantle Arts Centre. On the night, a range of fabulous WA musicians will tell the stories of the songs they have Read More

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