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Centre for Stories

Side Walks

THIS EVENT HAS PASSED Our annual pop-up festival of storytelling, literature, and ideas is held in unique venues across the Perth CBD and Northbridge. This curated whirlwind of talks, performances, and readings will get you moving and thinking while showcasing our homegrown talent.

2019

  • Side Walks - A Queer History (fully booked)

    Oct 5

    Jay Anderson and guests explore the individual and collective struggles and triumphs of the Perth queer community.

  • Side Walks - Taking Up Space (fully booked)

    Oct 5

    Mani Gomes, Lisa Longman and Shenali Perera weave personal stories with socio-political commentary to discuss the practice of claiming space – an act of rebellion in a world that tells women to stay in their lane.

  • Side Walks - Mugshot (fully booked)

    Oct 5

    Facilitated by Adie Chapman, Sean and David will look at unsavoury moments and underworld figures in a conversational format that engages a wide-ranging audience.

  • Side Walks - The Making of Me (fully booked)

    Oct 5

    In conversation with Sisonke Msimang, Ron Bradfield Jr. explores how a collision of cultures shaped his journey into manhood.

  • Side Walks - The Book That Changed My Life

    Oct 5

    Some books inspire us, comfort us, or called us to action. Tinashe Jakwa, Alicia Tuckerman, and Raphael Farmer discuss the pivotal books of their lives.

  • Side Walks - Bad Boys of Literature (fully booked)

    Oct 5

    Local writers Emily Paull, Raihanaty A Jalil, and Laurie Steed will dissect and analyse the naughty characters we take for granted in centuries of well-loved literature.

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We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land the Centre for Stories is located on, the Whadjuk people. We respect their culture and the continuing contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.