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THE LATEST
This audio recording is from a conversational event with Dai Fan and Liz Byrski, held at Centre for Stories on July 25th 2017.
Whilst living in Papua New Guinea, Nina Boydell came across a variety of different methods for dealing with menstruation.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Do you struggle to carve out distraction free writing time? Are you looking for a safe group environment to work on your work in progress? Would you like to meet other writers in your community? Then this group is for you!
Write Out is a free creative writing workshop which provides an opportunity and platform for young people to explore writing not only as an outlet for their emotions but as an escape from their realities.
THE MONTHLY is a story-telling and sewing circle that helps to make a real difference for girls.
Please join us for the launch of a new collection of essays by Robert Wood.
Do you struggle to carve out distraction free writing time? Are you looking for a safe group environment to work on your work in progress? Would you like to meet other writers in your community? Then this group is for you!
Write Out is a free creative writing workshop which provides an opportunity and platform for young people to explore writing not only as an outlet for their emotions but as an escape from their realities.
Do you struggle to carve out distraction free writing time? Are you looking for a safe group environment to work on your work in progress? Would you like to meet other writers in your community? Then this group is for you
Wendy Yorke helps writers to become published authors and conducts a series of expert sessions helping people to get their message out to the world through their writing and making their books the best they can be.
STORIES
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.
After Christine Brown's daughter tried to take her own life, Christine joined the fight for the recognition of the importance of mental health.
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.
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.
NEWS
'Poetry in Conversation' with Amanda Joy.
'Food For Thought: Ethiopian Feast' was held here at Centre for Stories on 29 June 2017. Our storyteller and chef for the night was Askale. The following was written by Ritika Purang, a Centre for Stories intern in 2017.
We were lucky enough to be joined by poet Susan Bradley Smith for our Poetry in Conversation on August 17 2017.
This audio recording is from a conversational event with Dai Fan and Liz Byrski, held at Centre for Stories on July 25th 2017.
Whilst living in Papua New Guinea, Nina Boydell came across a variety of different methods for dealing with menstruation.
This is the audio from out latest instalment of Poetry in Conversation with poet Lucy Dougan.
Meet our latest intern: Ritika Purang.
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.
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.
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