Posts in category Written Word

Norrie, the first person in the world ruled by a court to be of non-binary sex, has released their autobiography, Ultrasex: (Beyond Division). In this …

Winner of the City of Fremantle T.A.G. Hungerford Award, Invisible Boys is a confronting work of young adult fiction tackling the themes of homosexuality, masculinity, …

At 78 years of age, the irrepressible MAGGIE KIRKPATRICK is telling her life story. The actress spoke candidly with the Star Observer‘s arts and entertainment editor …

This short story written by Tom Albert first appeared in the 2015 OutStanding Short Story Competition and was highly commended.

This short story written by Andy Boreham first appeared in the 2015 OutStanding Short Story Competition and was highly commended.

SHE gleans from the thrilling gay paper that is sometimes in stock at Doonside newsagency that Newtown is the place to go. To look for …

This short story written by Caroline Taylor first appeared in the 2015 OutStanding Short Story Competition and won third prize.

In the December edition of the Star Observer, we featured the runner-up entry of the OutStanding LGBTQI Short Story Competition. Here it is online for the first time.

In the November edition of the Star Observer, we featured the winning entry of the OutStanding LGBTQI Short Story Competition. Here it is online: ‘A Jellyfish Dream’ by Adrik Kemp.

WE do what we’re told. We keep our heads down and our noses clean. We go to work and we come home at night on …