Now in its eighth year, the Australian Short Story Festival (ASSF) will once again be celebrating the art of the short story form.
The festival team say short stories remind us of how we live our life in moments. Moments of emotional intensity, despair, joy and love – turning points, hauntings, starling revelations.
The national festival is a shared venture with Adelaide, but this year it will be held at the University of Notre Dame from November 22 – 24.
The festival kicks off with a series of writing workshops, following by the Gala Opening Night which celebrated three iconic Australians: Nick Cave, Paul Kelly and the one and only Kylie Minogue.
The festival will bring together 40 local, national and international authors to engage with fans in panel discussions and other conversations.
Guests include Scotland’s Carys Davies (The Redemption of Galen Pike) and Australian-born Fiona McFarlane (The High Places), now living in San Fransisco.
Artists from around the country will also be joining the celebration, with names like Cate Kennedy, Laura Jean McKay, Eugen Bacon and Anna Brawls, as well as local writers Gillian O’Shaughnessy, Laurie Steed, Susan Midalia and Holden Sheppard.
The festival wraps on Sunday evening with a special literary debate between writers from all across Australia – anything could happen!
The Australian Short Story Festival is running from November 22 – 24. For tickets and more information, head to australianshortstoryfestival.com
