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Australian Shorts

Hosted by Karen Hollands · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 9 episodes

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Episodes
9
Last ep.
12 days ago
Avg length
61m
Booking Probability™
26
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Listen Score
14
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Virality (30d)
44
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About this podcast

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.

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About the host

Karen Hollands hosts Australian Shorts, a fiction show with 9 episodes published.

Recent episodes

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Australian Shorts Episode 10 Melanie Cheng

May 31, 20261h 2mEp. 10S1

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 A

Australian Shorts Episode 09 Alex Cothren

Apr 30, 20261h 0mEp. 9S1

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 Aw

Australian Shorts Episode 08 Cate Kennedy

Mar 31, 20261h 16mEp. 80

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 u

Australian Shorts Episode 07 Jane Rawson

Feb 28, 202654mEp. 7S1

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

Australian Shorts Episode 06 Kate Ryan

Jan 31, 20261h 0mEp. 6S1

Episode 6 of Australian Shorts features Kate Ryan. Kate is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction, manuscript assessor, writing mentor and writing teacher. Her work has appeared in various literary journals a

Australian Shorts Ep 05 Anne Casey-Hardy

Nov 30, 202551mEp. 5S1

Episode 05 of Australian Shorts features Anne Casey-Hardy. Anne began writing after a long career as a librarian and advocate for families of premature babies. In 2018, she won the Peter Carey Short Story Award for her s

Australian Shorts Ep 04 Laura Elvery

Oct 31, 20251h 3mEp. 4S1

Episode 4 of Australian Shorts features Laura Elvery. Laura is the author of two short story collections: Trick of the Light and Ordinary Matter. She is a past winner of the Josephine Ulrick Prize for Literature, the Mar

Australian Shorts Episode 03 Laurie Steed

Sep 30, 20251h 0mEp. 3S1

Episode 3 of Australian Shorts features Laurie Steed. Laurie’s short fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in Best Australian Stories, Award Winning Australian Writing, The Age, Meanjin, Overland, Weste

Australian Shorts Episode 02 Mirandi Riwoe

Aug 31, 20251h 1mEp. 2S1

Episode 2 of Australian Shorts features Mirandi Riwoe. Mirandi’s short stories have appeared in Best Australian Stories, Meanjin, Review of Australian Fiction, Griffith Review and Best Summer Stories. Her collection of s

Australian Shorts Episode 01 Amanda O'Callaghan

Jul 31, 202558mEp. 1S1

Welcome to Episode 1 of Australian Shorts . This podcast series begins with Amanda O’Callaghan. Amanda has written and published many short stories and her fiction has been awarded and shortlisted in numerous contests in

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25-54
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Who is the host of Australian Shorts?

Australian Shorts is hosted by Karen Hollands. The show is categorised under fiction and has published 9 episodes.

How many episodes does Australian Shorts have?

Australian Shorts has published 9 episodes.

What topics does Australian Shorts cover?

Australian Shorts regularly covers fiction. It sits in the fiction category.

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How long are Australian Shorts episodes?

Episodes of Australian Shorts average 61 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.

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