In 2024, the Australian Short Story Festival is proudly supported by the School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Notre Dame Australia. The Festival will take place from 22-24 November at the beautiful University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle campus.
Friday 22 November: 9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm – Six workshops by acclaimed writers, editors and performers. Tickets $50/$30 conc, max 20 participants.
Friday 22 November: 6:30pm-10pm – Opening Night celebrates iconic Australian music and words. Tickets $30, includes wine and nibbles.
Saturday 23 November & Sunday 24 November: 9:30am-7pm – Panel sessions, live readings, Zoom interviews with international authors and a closing comedy debate. Day tickets $30/$20 conc, also available at the door.
Ahead of the full program’s release, the ASSF committee is delighted to announce some of the featured writers for 2024: Catherine McNamara (Italy), Pushcart- and Prime Minister’s Literary Awards-nominated author of The Carnal Fugues; Eugen Bacon (Vic), the 2024 University of Tasmania Hedberg Writer-in-Residence; John Kinsella (WA), multi-award-winning author of over forty books, including the forthcoming collection Beam of Light; Cate Kennedy (Vic), author of the Stella Prize-shortlisted collection Like a House on Fire; Rashida Murphy (WA), author of The Bonesetter’s Fee and Other Stories, shortlisted for the Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award; Laurie Steed (WA), author of the Dorothy Hewett Award-shortlisted collection Greater City Shadows; and Kalem Murray (NT), winner of the 2024 Boundless Mentorship.
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About the festival
The Australian Short Story Festival is an annual celebration of short form storytelling. The Festival brings together local, national and international short story authors and oral storytellers in a culturally diverse and vibrant celebration of storytelling in the shorter form.
