Celebrating our Coastal Coasters

‘The Literary Coasters Initiative celebrates the depth and diversity of WA literature in a truly unique way. We were blown away by the community’s passion and engagement – it’s inspiring to see readers championing local voices. A huge thank you to everyone who voted, submitted, and supported this initiative. We can’t wait to see these powerful words travel far and wide!’ Project managers, Shannon Britza and Jess Checkland said.

A huge congratulations to our featured authors:

Prose:
Author #1: Shaeden Berry, Down the Rabbit Hole
Author #2: Holden Sheppard, Invisible Boys
CEO’s Selection: Brendan Ritchie, Eta Draconis

Poetry:
Author #1: Lisa Collyer, How to Order Eggs Sunny Side Up
Author #2: Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon, First Blood

Our Treasured Authors:

Prose:
Author #1: Daisy Utemorrah, Do not go Around the Edges
Author #2: Peter Cowan, Unploughed Land: Stories

Poetry:
Author #1: Alf Taylor, Cartwarra or What?
Author #2: Katharine Susannah Prichard, The Earth Lover and Other Verses
CEO’s Selection: Charmaine Papertalk Green, False Claims of Colonial Thieves

The eco-friendly Literary Coasters will be printed and distributed from March 2025 as part of Writing WA’s 2025 project Changing the Conversation: Stories in All Spaces, generously funded by the State of Western Australia through the Department of Cultural Industries and Tourism. The project is designed to build new bridges between writing and other creative fields, offering a series of immersive, often experimental experiences designed to reshape how literature is perceived across the community.

The coasters have been distributed around Perth, if you see a coaster post it to your socials with the hashtag #WritingWA and tag us @writingwa!