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StorySALOON
by StorySALOON Podcast
Fiction, Arts, Performing Arts
Episodes
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StorySALOON 2025 wrap: Until next season
We're wrapping up our first year of growing the audience for Australian short stories and writers. Check out the 24 episodes we've produced this year and head to our website to subscribe to our e-news for updates on the new live shows, regional tours and podcast episodes which we're underway...
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In the SALOON with Luke Johnson and Michelle Hamadache
In our latest 'In the SALOON with…', host Jane Messer talks with writers Luke Johnson and Michelle Hamadache. We delve into their short stories 'Ferocious Animals' and 'The Crane Flies', their creative processes, writing craft, and discuss why literary journals have a key role for creative…
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'The Crane Flies' by Michelle Hamadache, read by Charlotte Salusinszky
In this episode we’re going to hear the short story ‘The Crane Flies’ by Michelle Hamadache, read by Charlotte Salusinszky at StorySALOON's Nov 4, 2025 show. Michelle Hamadache is a writer of short stories, essays and reviews, with publications in Australian, British and US journals. She’s had...
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'Ferocious Animals', by Luke Johnson, read by Bayley Prendergast
In this episode we’re going to hear the short story ‘Ferocious Animals’ by Luke Johnson, read by Bayley Prendergast. Johnson is the author of the short-story collection Ferocious Animals (Recent Works Press) which takes its title from today’s short story, and an acclaimed poetry collection titled...
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'Zucchini' written and read by Monikka Eliah
In this episode we hear 'Zucchini' written and read by Monikka Eliah. Eliah is a talented emerging writer and playwright from Fairfield, located Sydney's western suburbs. Monikka has published short stories, poetry and essays in Australian literary journals and sites including SBS Voices…
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In the SALOON with Ren Wyld and Katie Beckett
In our latest 'In the SALOON with…', host Jane Messer talks with writer Ren Wyld and actor and playwright Katie Beckett. Together, we delve into Wyld's short story 'Clatter Tongue' which Katie Beckett read at StorySALOON Live on Oct 7, 2025. We explore the two artists' creative processes,...
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‘The Couples Therapist’ by Abigail Ulman, read by Amber McMahon
In this episode we’re going to hear ‘The Couples Therapist, by Abigail Ulman from our October 7 show. Abigail Ulman is a talented short story writer whose first book Hot Little Hands received rave reviews. Her stories have appeared in Australian and international journals including The Monthly...
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'Golden Hour’ by Claire Aman, read by Suzi Dougherty
In this episode we’re going to hear ‘Golden Hour’ by Claire Aman, from our October 7 show. Claire is the consummate short story writer, and ‘Golden Hour’ is just one of it’s just one of her many prize-winning stories. The story was first published in the journal Overland, and she’s published an...
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‘Clatter Tongue’, by K.A. Ren Wyld, read by Katie Beckett
In this episode we’re going to hear ‘Clatter Tongue’, by K.A. Ren Wyld, from our October 7 show. Ren Wyld is a South Australian writer of Martu descent. This prize-winning short story combines realism with the fantastic. The young girl Treanna finds herself struggling to speak; instead of words...
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In the SALOON with Jake Dean and Adam Dunn
In our latest 'In the SALOON with…', host Jane Messer talks with writer Jake Dean and actor and film writer Adam Dunn. We take a deep dive into Jake Dean's short story ‘Apocalypse, then?’, performed by Adam Dunn at StorySALOON’s September 2025 live show. Dean speaks about the writing of...
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'Apocalypse, then?' by Jake Dean, read by Adam Dunn
In this week's episode we're going to hear 'Apocalypse, then?' by Jake Dean, read by Adam Dunn. Jake Dean writes shorts stories and rides waves on Kaurna Country in South Australia. His writing is razor sharp, and not surprisingly he’s been published widely in Australian journals including…
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'Dance Hall Days' by Christos Tsiolkas, read by Alex Dimitriades
In this week's episode we're going to hear 'Dance Hall Days' by Christos Tsiolkas, read by Alex Dimitriades. Tsiolkas is the Melbourne-born, Greek-Australian author, playwright, essayist, and screenwriter internationally known for his award winning novels, Dead Europe, Loaded, The Slap, and...
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'The Skit' by Roanna Gonsalves, read by Vinaya Elijala
In this week's episode we're going to hear 'The Skit' by Roanna Gonsalves, read by Vinaya Elijala. Gonsalves’ short story ‘The Skit’ is from her collection titled The Permanent Resident, winner of the 2018 Multicultural NSW Award. Roanna is a writer of short stories, long fiction and radio…
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In the SALOON with Margo Lanagan and Paul Capsis
In our latest 'In the SALOON with…', host Jane Messer talks with writer Margo Lanagan and performer, Paul Capsis. We take a deep dive into Margo's short story ‘Singing My Sister Down’ which was performed by Paul at StorySALOON’s June live show. In this episode, Margo speaks about the original...
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'In Disguise, Lying Low' by Anne Casey-Hardy, read by Esha Jessy
In this week's episode we’re going to hear ‘In Disguise, Lying Low’ by Anne Casey-Hardy, read by Esha Jessy. The story is taken from Anne’s debut collection of short stories, wickedly titled Cautionary Tales for Excitable Girls (published by Scribner https://shorturl.at/Wk1To). Her acclaimed…
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'Singing My Sister Down' by Margo Lanagan, read by Paul Capsis
In this episode we’re going to hear Margo Lanagan’s short story ‘Singing My Sister Down’, read by Paul Capsis. This is a story with a big heart that may well move you to tears. Margo Lanagan is one of Australia’s most outstanding writers of short stories and novels for adults and young adults.…
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Three flash fictions by Gillian O'Shaughnessy, read by Monica Sayers
In this episode we present three flash fictions by West Australian writer Gillian O'Shaughnessy, from our June live show. Gillian is an award-winning writer whose flash fictions and short stories have been published widely in Australian and international journals and anthologies. The reading is…
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'In the SALOON with' Paddy O'Reilly and Monica Sayers
Welcome to 'In the Saloon With...', where StorySALOON host Jane Messer meets with an author and actor from the live show for a deep-dive into the writing of the short story and the actor's performance of it. In this episode we talk with Paddy O'Reilly, author of 'Baggage Claim' and Monica Sayers,...
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'Baggage Claim' by Paddy O'Reilly, read by Monica Sayers
Our final story from StorySALOON's live 6 May show is 'Baggage Claim' by Paddy O'Reilly. Paddy's novels and short stories have won and been shortlisted for a number of major awards, and been published, anthologised and broadcast in Australia, Europe, China, the UK and the USA. 'Baggage Claim' was...
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'GPS' by Cate Kennedy, read by Jules Billington
This week's short story is 'GPS' by Cate Kennedy. It's a short story for lovers of twisted fairy tales and bushland suspense. Every girl should have a grandmother like this one in their lives. Cate Kennedy has been writing and publishing short stories, along with poetry, novels and essays for…
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'Aitu' by Oliver Coulter, read by Chris Alosio
This week's short story is 'Aitu' by Oliver Coulter, was performed live by Chris Alosio for StorySALOON on May 6, 2025 at The Vanguard, Newtown. A young man of Samoan heritage is driving along a Northern Territory highway carrying special cargo. It's a road story that's both spiritual and darkly...
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'In the SALOON With...' Nic Low and Taofia Pelesasa and host Jane Messer
Welcome to the first of our in-depth conversations, 'In the Saloon With...', where StorySALOON host Jane Messer meets with an author and actor from the live show for a deep-dive into the writing of the short story and the actor's performance of it. In this episode we talk with Nic Low, author of...
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'Protocols of Transference', by Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker, read by Dakotah Love
This week's short story is 'Protocols of Transference' by Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker, a Nyungar technologist, writer, and digital rights activist living on Whadjuk Noongar boodjar, Western Australia. Build a mechanical brain to hold and remember First Nations stories. 'Protocols of Transference's'...
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'Octopus' by Nic Low, read by Taofia Pelesasa
This week's short story is 'Octopus' by Nic Low, a writer of Ngāi Tahu Māori and European heritage. Based in Melbourne and New Zealand, Nic is the author of three acclaimed books, Arms Race, Uprising, and Little Doomsdays. 'Octopus' is set on New Zealand's South Island. It is about a rowdy road...
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"Tinder Date" by Monique Choy, read by Zoe Carides
This week's short story is "Tinder Date", written by Sydney fiction and travel writer Monique Choy. It's an inner city - rural love story. Set in a Marrickville bar. City Celia meets farmer Alistair. It’s hilarious and excruciating. How will the date go? Performed live by Zoe Carides at The...
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Introducing StorySALOON: Short Stories, Centre Stage
StorySALOON Podcast is your listen-anytime creative fix— contemporary short stories published in our best journals and anthologies, written by award-winning and emerging writers, then narrated on stage by Australia’s most talented actors at The Vanguard, Newtown. Your host and Chief Saloonist is...
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