Spineless Wonders Short Australian Stories

11/12/2024

New from Spineless Wonders Short Australian Stories

05/12/2024

Wrapped up in the layers of history lying underneath city streets, KA Rees (Kate Rees) lays out the inspirations behind her story ‘The Disused Tunnels Under St James Station’. From John Bradfield, the original architect of the tunnels, to World War II veterans and albino eels, these eerie tunnels have become nothing short of a Sydney myth.

Listen to KA’s story, and others, at soniccity.com.au, or check out the new Sonic City walking tour on Geo Tourist.

Music - 'EBB' by Destiny and Time

04/12/2024

Beth Spencer (Beth Spencer) shares the personal and professional history of ‘We are the Rejected’. She expands her memories of wild Glebe nights and wraps them up into an analogy for a celebration of the communities that rejection creation.

Listen to Beth’s story, and others, at sonic.city.com.au, or check out the new Sonic City walking tour on Geo Tourist.

Music - 'Cosmic' by Lish Grooves

25/11/2024

The new Sonic City website is live! Listen to eight new stories at soniccity.com.au!

Sonic City: Spoken Histories is a collection of eight audio stories illuminating Sydney's past. Listen to the sounds of iconic historical locations and experience the stories that helped shape our city's history.

A huge thank you to all the amazing authors and designers who contributed to the project! Sonic City is supported by City of Sydney Cultural Grants. It was made on the Gadigal land of the Eora Nation.

Sonic City: Spoken Histories includes
Behind the Facade written by Christine Burrows Poetry and designed by Gio Sancho
Moja Rosa Haljina written by Arna Radovich and designed by Elina Making Noise
The Disused Tunnels under St James Station written by Kate Rees and designed by Jeff Zhang
We are the Rejected written and designed by Beth Spencer
Mr Eternity written by Olivia Campbell and designed by Tom Hogan
Plague Days written by A Bigger Brighter World and designed by Anna Tomaszewska
The Letter T written by Tiger Salmon and designed by Rachael Adamson
Corrugations of Skippies written by Jen Craig and designed by Stephen Adams

21/11/2024

We didn’t win this time round. But great to celebrate our first fiction podcast The Next 5 Minutes at the Australian Podcast Awards last night at Darling Harbour. Terrific team and we worked with a super story from joanne burns.
Listen to our shortlisted podcast here on Spotify or your favourite pod platform

https://open.spotify.com/show/5AiATK6JfYxKWciHw1woai?si=uwD4y_-BQ0e6OfmaKAE5qg

18/11/2024

A new manifestation of Sonic City is coming soon! Spineless Wonders and Echidna Audio, with the support of the City of Sydney Cultural Fund, are proud to present Sonic City: Spoken Histories!

Eight new stories, produced in partnership with 15 different authors and sound designers, explore the hidden secrets of Sydney’s past.

The new Sonic City website, complete with an interactive map, is set to release November 25! But for now, enjoy this sneak peak, written and directed by Zoe Hercus () with sound design by Emily Hogan.

17/11/2024

Wish us luck! The winner of the Australian Podcast Award - Fiction category will be announced on Thursday night. Writer Ian Walker, sound engineer, Martin Gallagher and producers, Pariya Taherzadeh and Bronwyn Mehan will be there to pick up the award - or just celebrate the shortlisting. The Next 5 Minutes is adapter from joanne burns’ novella, Australia Who and was produced with the support of CreateNSW.

17/11/2024

And the winner is… Scott-Patrick Mitchell whose Microlit ‘Hard Rubbish’ was adapted into ‘Grand Papparrazzi’ (pictured). News just in from SF3 Award Night at the Chaucer Cinema. Congrats to all the artists!

08/11/2024

Congrats to Helen Hopcroft for shortlisting of The Nights in this year’s Woollahra Digital Literary Awards. Here’s the judge’s report on the fiction category.
‘This year’s entries were a delightful mix of long and short form fiction - even some micro-fiction which was just fascinating. From historical and contemporary to post-apocalyptic and futuristic, historical, crime and romance - even what I would call a reimagined folk tale - there was so much to love! Of particular note was that several of the shortlisted works dealt with historical war/conflict and the how the consequences of those events echo through time - making for compelling reading in the light of the current geo-political climate” –Claudine Tinellis

The Woollahra Digital Literary Award is a national literary award supporting writers producing work in a digital medium.

06/11/2024

For those in (or visiting) Sydney between now and Nov 17, here's a special discount code for our followers for the play, Kingdom of Eucalypts which tells a little-known story about writer, Miles Franklin. Set in 1930s Sydney, amidst the challenges of the post-Depression era and the rise of fascism, Miles returns from international acclaim, only to face frustration at her fading fame in Australia. Hope glimmers when she meets the mercurial publisher Inky Stephensen. They become friends who share a great love of their land. She joins Inky’s Yabber club of writers and ‘progressive thinkers’ passionate for Australians to create their own culture and break with Britain. As war gathers in Europe, the group segues into the fascist-leaning Australia First that looks to Hitler’s Germany as a model for strong leadership.
Performed at Bondi Pavillon Theatre.
$60* Tickets
For all remaining performances (until 17 Nov)
Use the code BB when booking (save $15!)
**plus booking fee

Get tickets on Humanitix - The Kingdom of Eucalypts. Bondi Pavilion Theatre. Dates from Wednesday 30th October 2024. Find event information.

23/10/2024

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20/10/2024

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16/10/2024

'This is a strange book.' Read Ann Skea's review of The Memory Library at The Newtown Review of Books

Is it possible to share another's experiences? Memories are not merely recounted in Antonia Pont’s novella.