Centre for Stories
Stories
Stories are at the heart of what we do. The aim of our story archive is to make good stories available to a wide audience in the hope of strengthening connections between people and encouraging a more inclusive and informed community.
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A Mile in My Shoes
Gina Williams
Read MoreGina Williams is a singer/songwriter. She reflects on connecting to her Aboriginal heritage and finding her mob as well as the history of assimilation and oppression for her family.
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Literary Mixers - Alicia Tuckerman and Holden Sheppard
YA Authors Alicia Tuckerman and Holden Sheppard shared their individual journeys to publication at Literary Mixers.Read More -
Bread & Butter
Sandi Parsons – Not Everyone Gets a Second Chance
Sandi Parsons considers her guardianship of gifted lungs one of her many victories in her ongoing battle with Cystic Fibrosis. She was 38 when she underwent a double lung transplant.Read More -
Bread & Butter
Matthew and Daniel Bacon – Queer Resilience
Matthew and Daniel Bacon share their stories about self-love, identity, and queer resilience.Read More -
Special Stories
Angel Lee – I Am Brave, I Am Strong, I Can Do This
“I’d just got my life back. I’d just mentally got my head back on track. And then it was all taken away from me.”Read More -
Literary Mixers - Michelle Johnston and Dawn Barker
On the evening of 11 October 2018, authors Michelle Johnston and Dawn Barker shared their writerly journeys at Literary Mixers.Read More -
Islands of Home
The Death of an Ancient Religion
Islands of Home is the second series in Centre for Stories’ collection, The Indian Ocean. Written by Agustinus Wibowo, they bring to life intimate and telling moments of contemporary Indonesian society in five parts.Read More -
Special Stories
Kate Purcell – Who Do You Think You Are?
Beyond Stigma was a storytelling evening in honour of R U OK? Day that featured stories about mental health. This evening would not have been possible without the funding and support of Ruah Community Services.Read More -
Islands of Home
Being Fashionable in the Land of Sharia
Islands of Home is the second series in Centre for Stories’ collection, The Indian Ocean. Written by Agustinus Wibowo, they bring to life intimate and telling moments of contemporary Indonesian society in five parts.Read More