Centre for Stories
Upcoming Events
Join us for a range of events throughout the year, including live storytelling, conversations, writing and poetry workshops, and more.
Backstories – Darlington
Dec 11
Pack a picnic, hear from two trained storytellers, and mingle with local members of your community!
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Upswell Publishing Hits Hay Street Mall at Story Lounge
Dec 9
Join Upswell for a celebration of their first 15 months of life.
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How to Fix the Media
Dec 10
What a free media looks like in a digital age with Professor Peter Greste and PEN Perth.
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Backstories – Darlington
Dec 11
Pack a picnic, hear from two trained storytellers, and mingle with local members of your community!
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Write Night
Dec 13
Do you struggle to carve out distraction free writing time? Are you looking for a safe group environment to work on your writing? Would you like to meet other writers in your community? Then this group is for you!
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First Nations Book Club: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
Dec 15
Discuss 'Growing up Aboriginal in Australia' with Luisa Mitchell at First Nations Book Club. Free wine and cheese provided.
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Undercurrent: Poetry in the City with Sun Mi Clyburn at Story Lounge
Dec 17
Undercurrent is a series of spoken word afternoons. Each month, local artists are invited to respond to a theme and experience new poetry in the city, which can take any form – a poem, a story, a song, or a hybrid of a combination of forms. The theme of this event is 'surrender'.
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Stories We Share: An Evening with TAB Family & Friends
Dec 23
Join TAB Family & Friends to share stories, knowledge and memories through art forms, learn histories and traditions through conversations, and create beautiful moments and experiences through safe spaces. The theme for this session is 'Family & Friendships'.
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Western Australian Stories Roundtable
Jan 16 - Jan 20
Join us and other organisations to discuss which stories of WA should be showcased for the Bicentennial.
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Write Night in the City at Story Lounge
Jan 17
Join us for a write night in the city at our new pop-up in Hay Street Mall and carve out distraction free writing time and meet other writers in the community.
Past Events
Events ArchiveFestivals
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Backstories
BUY TICKETS NOW In October this year, this multi-sited storytelling festival will take place across backyards in Perth and regional Western Australia. Come along for amazing stories, live local music, and great company.
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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.
Go to the Side Walks page
Find your bookish community
Our Book Clubs
Join one of our monthly book-loving communities that are completely FREE and fantastic – explore our Events above to discover upcoming sessions.
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Fem Book Club
Fem Book Club is an introduction to a diverse range of texts by women about women. This book club provides a safe space for gender-diverse and non-binary persons.
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First Nations Book Club
Our First Nations Book Club is an introduction to a diverse range of texts by First Nations authors. Facilitated by either Casey Mulder or Luisa Mitchell, and featuring occasional guest facilitators, this is not to be missed!
Centre for Stories
Story Lounge
Story Lounge is a pop-up literary hub in Perth’s CBD open to the public. Inside you’ll find a First Nations library you can explore, a listening station where you can access our archive of oral stories, and a recording station where you can share your memories of Perth with us.
