Fortnightly news, interviews and featurettes from WestWords, the Western Sydney literature organisation.
WestWords is the Western Sydney literature organisation. We’re all about creative storytelling in all its forms, and this fortnightly podcast is the place to hear news, interviews and featurettes.

Season 3, Episode 9

Season 3, Episode 9

Happy birthday, Dorothea Mackellar. Sally Piper reads from Bone Memories (UQP, 2022). Plus news and opportunities.

Previous Episodes

Season 3, Episode 8

Season 3, Episode 8

Happy birthday to Robert Allen Zimmerman. We hear from the three top-placed poets in the 67th Blake Poetry Prize. Plus news from WestWords.

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Season 3, Episode 7

Season 3, Episode 7

Happy Mothers' Day! In recognition of mothers everywhere, we're recommending two wonderful and moving books about motherhood. Plus all the usual...

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Season 3, Episode 6

Season 3, Episode 6

It's ANZAC Day, and we discuss Catch-22, one of the great war novels. We hear from Hani Abdile, Somalian-Australian poet. Plus news and opportunities.

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Season 3, Episode 5

Season 3, Episode 5

Happy birthday to the Anne Statute, and to Anne Lamott, amongst others. We speak with the Auburn Poets & Writers. Various opportunities await.

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Season 3, Episode 4

Season 3, Episode 4

Happy birthday to Quentin Tarantino. Also announcing an exciting publishing opportunity, and a competition with real actual prizes! Plus we announce...

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Season 3, Episode 3

Season 3, Episode 3

In this fortnight's podcast, we discuss ways to help the flood-affected communities in our state's north-east, we share some thoughts about our...

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