Islands of Home is the second series in Centre for Stories’ collection, The Indian Ocean. Written by Agustinus Wibowo, they bring to life intimate and telling moments of contemporary Indonesian society in five parts.

Islands of Home is the second series in Centre for Stories’ collection, The Indian Ocean. Written by Agustinus Wibowo, they bring to life intimate and telling moments of contemporary Indonesian society in five parts. 

Islands of Home is the second series in Centre for Stories’ collection, The Indian Ocean. Written by Agustinus Wibowo, they bring to life intimate and telling moments of contemporary Indonesian society in five parts.

Dianne Lawrence talks about her experiences being the mother of a transgender child. 

After Christine Brown's daughter tried to take her own life, Christine joined the fight for the recognition of the importance of mental health.

During WWII, John was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese.

Wolfgang Bylsma is Editor in Chief and Founding Manager of Gestalt Publishing, Australia’s largest independent graphic novel publishing house.

Paddi Creevey spent a large part of her youth as a nun, before stepping away from religion to become a social worker and eventually going on to be a politician.

South African born mineral explorer Miles has built a remarkably successful career for himself in mining

Living in Port Hedland and working as a nurse, she fostered a young Aboriginal girl.

Ceinwen Roberts is a marathon open-water swimmer. She believes you have to enjoy what you’re doing and not worry about what might be lurking below.

Islands of Home is the second series in Centre for Stories’ collection, The Indian Ocean. Written by Agustinus Wibowo, they bring to life intimate and telling moments of contemporary Indonesian society in five parts.

Jeremy has achondroplasia, the cause of what is commonly known as dwarfism. 

Simon has devoted his life to environmental activism, but the journey has not been without its challenges.

When you have just ten hours with your child, you can’t put the feeling into words. Carly has done something truly beautiful, offering over 24,000 tributes to children who never got to grow up. 

Chechi is about labour politics and work culture in Kochi. 

Anthea comes full circle and brings her life of learning and new experience to her career as a returned farmer. 

Musing on holiday makers who come from near and far, Tourists paints the scene for one of Kochi's major industries.

Skye is travelling around Australia in a campervan with her husband and four young daughters. A few years ago, she found out that her father had been having an affair for 17 years. This discovery forever changed her life and the way she viewed the world, including teaching her that nothing is ever black and white. 

As a port city, Kochi is connected to the ocean. Clean Up Day highlights how important it is to look after nature. 

Saige used to work as a sex worker, though she preferred the term “sexual healer.” She believes that at the core, everybody just wants to feel loved and cared for, and being able to provide her clients with that is what was truly rewarding. 

The Indian economy is full of small shopkeepers. Lakshman looks at just one. 

After growing up on a farm, witnessing his brother being gored by a wild pig and working relentlessly in the WA mines, Adrian gives his all to take a group of paragliders to Kilimanjaro. 

Coins and Alcohol is a story about Christie, an eccentric figure with a love of coins. 

Railway is a story that brings to life one of India's greatest icons: trains. 

Simone McMahon, the Founder and Executive Director of Organ Donation and Transport Foundation of WA, had a kidney transplant when she was a child which completely changed her life for the better. She has since devoted her life to helping people to better their lives in the same way.

Renji is the story of auto rickshaws who will fix your problems. 

Travelling Stories is a collection of stories about daily life in places around the Indian Ocean Rim. Dispatches From Kochi is the first instalment. 

Centre for Stories' Robert Wood and Claudia Mancini were recently interviewed on RTRFM about our current project for the Winter Arts Season If on a winter's day a traveler. 

Check out the audio from 'Poetry in Conversation' with Caitlin Maling. 

Maia Churchill has been working on something special for us. In collaboration with screen students from Curtin University, she's been developing a short documentary about the Perth Mosque. We had a chat to her about interning here at Centre for Stories. 

Check out the conversation from our fourth instalment of Poetry in Conversation.

The Centre for Stories is looking for books! 

We caught up with Emily as she shares her thoughts on Write Night.

Syafiq Noor has been interning with us now for a couple of months. His calm and laid back demeanour is a comfort on busy days and he's always around to lend a helping hand. We've loved having him on the team!

After wrapping up a great series of events and workshops held here at Centre for Stories, we chatted to Steven Finch, Propel liaison for the festival. Here's what he had to say:

Check out our second instalment of Poetry in Conversation with JEREMY BALIUS.