
StorySALOON: Short Stories, Centre Stage
7 October @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT

For culture seekers and story lovers, StorySALOON is your mid-week adventure with three brilliant short stories performed live by acclaimed actors and shared through our monthly live events and podcast. Each story, chosen from new and established Australian writers, is crafted to move, illuminate, and entertain.
Katie Beckett reads Clatter Tongue by K.A. Ren Wyld, winner of the 2020 Borderlands First Nations Writing Award.
Amber McMahon performs The Couples Therapist by Abigail Ulman, author of Hot Little Hands.
Suzi Dougherty brings to life Golden Hour by Claire Aman, winner of the Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize 2022.
Hosted by StorySALOON founder and director, JANE MESSER.
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