Backstories – West Perth (RSVPs full!)
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- Susan MidaliaSee more about Susan Midalia
Mar 14, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
West Perth
Backstories is a one day multi-sited storytelling festival located in the suburbs of Perth. Reaching from Falcon to Carramar, Backstories provides new opportunities for storytellers to share stories in local backyards.
Bring a picnic and a blanket, hear from two storytellers, and meet new members of your community—all in your local area of West Perth!
Featuring local storytellers Noelle Martin and Shamit Saggar, and facilitated by Susan Midalia.
Please note that although this is a FREE event RSVP is essential. The exact location of this event will be emailed to ticket holders on Monday 9 March.
This project is kindly funded by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Healthway and Act-Belong-Commit.
Follow Backstories on Instagram @backstoriesperth
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Susan Midalia
Collapse BioSusan Midalia grew up in the Western Australian wheatbelt and has lived in Perth for most of her adult life. She is the author of three collections of short stories: A History of the Beanbag, An Unknown Sky, and Feet to the Stars. Her collections have been shortlisted for the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and twice for the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards. She retired from teaching in 2007 to become a full-time writer and freelance editor. The Art of Persuasion was her first novel.
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