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Art of the Short Story
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Sun 26 Oct 10:30 AM
Marie Reay Teaching Centre | Australian National University
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
In this practical small group session Lucy Nelson (Wait Here) and Vijay Khurana (The Passenger Seat) will share the art of the short story. Why do they love the form? What can it do that novels can’t? In a world of ever shorter attention spans, is the short story in ascendency? Together they will reveal top lessons they have learnt about what can make or break a short story. Moderated by author and Secrets from the Green Room podcaster, Irma Gold.
Vijay Khurana was co-winner of the Griffith Review Emerging Voices Competition, and his debut novel, The Passenger Seat, was shortlisted for the Novel Prize. His short stories and essays have been published in The Guardian, The Erotic Review, and The Believer, among others. He is currently working on a second novel, as well as an English translation of Senthuran Varatharajah’s German novel Red (Hunger), which will be published by Tilted Axis Press in 2026. He has also been a presenter on radio station triple j, and in 2014 he published a children’s chapter book, Regal Beagle. He lives in Berlin.
Lucy Nelson is an award-winning writer of fiction and part time arts worker living on unceded Dharawal Country. Her work has been published in Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Big Issue, Southword and elsewhere. She has received the Newcastle Short Story Award, the Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship and the Templeberg Fellowship from Writers Victoria. She studied Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT in Melbourne and her first book Wait Here was published by Summit Books, Simon & Schuster in June 2025.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
Vijay Khurana was co-winner of the Griffith Review Emerging Voices Competition, and his debut novel, The Passenger Seat, was shortlisted for the Novel Prize. His short stories and essays have been published in The Guardian, The Erotic Review, and The Believer, among others. He is currently working on a second novel, as well as an English translation of Senthuran Varatharajah’s German novel Red (Hunger), which will be published by Tilted Axis Press in 2026. He has also been a presenter on radio station triple j, and in 2014 he published a children’s chapter book, Regal Beagle. He lives in Berlin.
Lucy Nelson is an award-winning writer of fiction and part time arts worker living on unceded Dharawal Country. Her work has been published in Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Big Issue, Southword and elsewhere. She has received the Newcastle Short Story Award, the Writing NSW Varuna Fellowship and the Templeberg Fellowship from Writers Victoria. She studied Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT in Melbourne and her first book Wait Here was published by Summit Books, Simon & Schuster in June 2025.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.