Western Australia’s arts playground
Western Australia’s arts playground
12 February 2026
For 35 years, the City of Fremantle Hungerford Award has championed debut writers, launching some of Australia’s most celebrated literary careers. As entries open for 2026 and the latest winner’s memoir hits shelves, the award’s remarkable legacy continues. Will Yeoman writes.
16 December 2025
What began as an intimate night of storytelling has become one of Perth’s most enduring live performance successes. As Barefaced Stories marks its 15th year, founder Andrea Gibbs reflects with writer Mark Naglazas.
10 December 2025
Professor Glen Phillips is acknowledged as one of Western Australia’s finest and most prolific poets. Will Yeoman discovers another string to the long bow of this respected teacher, writer and artist.
13 November 2025
An Evening with Ben Elton at the Regal Theatre was a rollercoaster of anecdotes, according to reviewer Leanne Casellas.
29 October 2025
In his new crime novel set in Perth, Royce Leville aka Campbell Jefferys introduces us to tragicomic poet-crimefighter Quintus Huxley. Will Yeoman luxuriates in a prose that is as once musical and caustic.
19 October 2025
A newcomer to the Perth literary scene is already a bestseller with readers and writers. Julie Hosking shares the story behind the Festival of Fiction.
18 September 2025
All Our Selves is an engaging and surprising new anthology of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and screenplay published by the Centre for Stories.
4 September 2025
Will Yeoman unpacks his library as well as some thoughts around reading, writing and publishing in the age of AI.
26 August 2025
At Rosemount Hotel, the WA Final of the Australian Poetry Slam 2025 showcased nine poets across two intense rounds of raw honesty, wit and power, writes Will Yeoman.
28 July 2025
The Australian Poetry Slam is holding its Perth heats in August, but exactly IS a slam? In this immersive POV guide, Joni Boyd introduces us to the high-stakes world of competitive spoken word.
