Australian Shorts

A monthly podcast about short stories written by Australian authors. Hosted by Karen Hollands, each episode features a short story read by its author followed by a conversation about their story.

Podcasting since 2025 • 11 episodes

Australian Shorts

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Australian Shorts Episode 11 Laura Jean McKay

Episode 11 of Australian Shorts features Laura Jean McKay. Laura was the 2025 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow to Cork, Ireland and is the author of two short story collections, Holiday in Cambodia and

July 01, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 11 • 1:12:57

Australian Shorts Episode 10 Melanie Cheng

Episode 10 of Australian Shorts features Melanie Cheng. Melanie is a writer and general practitioner based in Naarm, Melbourne. Her debut short story collection, Australia Day, won the 2018 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction and her...

June 01, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 10 • 1:02:13

Australian Shorts Episode 09 Alex Cothren

Episode 9 of Australian Shorts features Alex Cothren. Alex is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Flinders University. He is a winner of the Carmel Bird, William van Dyke, Griffith Review Emerging Voices and Peter Carey Awards for short fiction. ...

May 01, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 9 • 1:00:24

Australian Shorts Episode 08 Cate Kennedy

Episode 8 of Australian Shorts features Cate Kennedy. Cate writes across genres and is widely published but perhaps best known as a short story author. Her two collections, Dark Roots and Like a House on Fire have been ...

April 01, 2026 • Episode 8 • 1:16:47

Australian Shorts Episode 07 Jane Rawson

Episode 7 of Australian Shorts features Jane Rawson. Jane is the author of six books, most recently the essay collection Human/Nature: On life in a wild world (New South 2025) and the speculative historical fiction novel A H...

March 01, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 7 • 54:22

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