A review of Under the Paving Stones, the Beach Pelican15 November 2022 If there’s one thing that the Centre for Stories does exceedingly well, it’s assembling some of Perth’s finest literary talent into a cohesive yet myriad whole. This is exactly what the organisation has done in its latest publication, Under the Paving Stones, the Beach, a collection of poetry, non-fiction, and narrative prose. Literature and Creative WritingVoice0 Comments120 views
Salaah (Prayer) & Paradox Pelican28 October 2022 Poems by Adilah Ahmed Literature and Creative WritingVoice0 Comments97 views
Death, O you Pelican10 October 2022 A scripted mind, I find, Rains on itself, On its heavy heart, a storm, one of its kind. Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments97 views
An Ode to Weeds Pelican14 June 2022 The seedless stub of the since-picked Dandelion uses her last moments of life to remember the softness of youth. Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments72 views
Flash Fiction Round Three Honourable List Pelican13 June 2022 The flash fiction competition has ended. This list showcases an honourable mention of some submissions we received that are simply too good to not be published. Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments353 views
Flash Fiction Round 2 Pelican21 April 2022 The second round of the flash fiction competition is here! Read below to discover the amazing submission Pelican has received. Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments403 views
Borsires Manor Pelican18 April 2022 The old quaint building sat behind a new sporting apparel store, effectively hiding from plain sight. Its ivy-covered white stone walls were virtually invisible to a passerby - if one did not know what he was looking for. Perhaps that was for the better, as most of the manor’s clients preferred the public to remain unaware of this hidden gem in an otherwise plastic city. An immortal beating heart in the face of ever-changing facades. Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments45 views
Highlights from the Flash Fiction Competition Round One Pelican2 April 2022 The 2022 Flash Fiction competition has officially kicked off! For the first round, writers were given the task of composing a story of no more than 300 words that related to the theme “room.” Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments133 views
The Business of Being a Writer Pelican9 March 2022 Many of us have ambitions of becoming fully-fledged writers, but what does it really take to make it in the industry? This question was the premise of Fremantle Press and Perth Festival’s event, The Business of Being a Writer. Film and ProductionLiterature and Creative Writing0 Comments162 views
A Day of Ideas – Block B & C Review Pelican28 February 2022 It is rare to find a performance that will make you reflect, laugh, and cry, all at the same time. A Day of Ideas did this and so much more. Film and ProductionLiterature and Creative Writing0 Comments35 views