Writing WA: Short Story Writing Workshop

Thursday 5 September | 10am - 12pm | Subiaco Library

George Saunders once wrote that 'When you read a short story, you come out a little more aware and a little more in love with the world around you.' Well, the good news is that goes double for writing a short story. So, how do you get an idea for a short story? What do you write about, and why? Put simply, how does one write the kind of story that they love, and that has readers feeling  all the feelings from beginning to end?  

Join Writing WA's Laurie Steed as he explores the short story form: how to write them, why they matter, and why, when it comes to short fiction, you are on the brink of writing something truly special.  

About Laurie Steed

Laurie Steed is an author, editor, and arts industry advocate with more than twenty years’ experience in the literary sector. Laurie’s professional history includes roles on The Emerging Writers Festival Advisory Board, Creative Australia’s Panel of Peer Assessors, The Australian Short Story Festival Advisory Board, and in communications and contract roles for The Small Press Network, The Centre for Stories, Writers Victoria, and The Queensland Writers’ Centre.

His debut novel, You Belong Here, was published in 2018 and shortlisted for the 2019 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards. His memoir, Love, Dad, was published by Fremantle Press in August 2023, and his third book, Greater City Shadows, was published by UWA Publishing in 2024. In May 2024, he was shortlisted for the WA Writers Fellowship at the 2024 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.

About Writing WA

Writing WA is the state's peak body for writers, working between the lines and behind the scenes to build a state of opportunity in Western Australia for writers, publishers and other practitioners in the writing sector – not just for the benefit of practitioners themselves, but for the immense social value that great writing brings to individuals and communities. to find out more, head to www.writingwa.org.

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