StorySALOON 2025 wrap: Until next season

About this episode

The episode wraps up the first year of the StorySALOON podcast, highlighting the growth of the audience for Australian short stories and writers.

We're wrapping up our first year of growing the audience for Australian short stories and writers. Check out the 24 episodes we've produced this year and head to our website to subscribe to our e-news for updates on the new live shows, regional tours and podcast episodes which we're underway planning for in 2026. StorySALOON: Short Stories, Centre Stage was made possible in 2025 with the support of Australian Government through its arts and advisory body Creative Australia; the NSW Government through Create NSW; and Copyright Agency Cultural Fund. Thank you to our partners and collaborators NIDA, Better Read Than Dead, Macquarie University's Faculty of Arts PACE program, The Vanguard, Echidna Audio and All The Best Radio. Team credit: Diana Cordeiro, Snow Tuyet Vong, and Tamsin Navra; and interns Minh Nathan To, Matilda Beven, Miguelle Rodriguez and Ethan Davies. StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about ⁠StorySALOON's⁠ live shows and podcasts at ⁠www.storysaloon.com.auSubscribe to StorySALOON Podcast and follow us on socials. StorySALOON acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first storytellers of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past…

Topics covered

• Australian short stories
• writers
• podcast wrap-up

Keywords

• 2025
• live shows
• regional tours
• Creative Australia
• NIDA
• Better Read Than Dead

Mentioned in this episode

Products: StorySALOON Podcast

Books & works: Better Read Than Dead

Places: NSW

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