Congratulations, Gillian!

Gillian_O-Shaughnessy_Grant_16-9 — Gillian O’Shaughnessy, Local champion of flash fiction

Congratulations to Gillian O’Shaughnessy, a beloved member of the NPP writing community for securing a grant from the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) to write and publish her debut collection of flash fiction!

Gillian O’Shaughnessy is a journalist, moderator and author who lives in Walyalup/Fremantle. She spent 25 years with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a broadcaster, senior reporter and editor, and is a former curator of Writers Weekend for Perth Festival.

During COVID, Gillian was one of a merry band of writers who would join us online for fortnightly writing prompts and feedback. We had already published one of her pieces in our first anthology of flash, Once: A Selection of short short stories, and it was clear to us then that she was headed for great things in the flash fiction world.

Fast forward to 2025, and Gill is an award-winning, internationally recognised flash fiction author and respected submissions editor at Smokelong Quarterly, the longest-running journal dedicated to flash in the world.

Night Parrot Press is so thrilled that Gillian will not only be writing a solo collection of flash, but also undertaking professional development with us to gain in-depth experience in the publishing industry.

Stay tuned for updates and we can’t wait to see her book out in 2026!

Volume 2 is here!

the little journal

Autumn | 25 Romance

In this little volume you’ll find big love.

In the little journal: romance, thirty-one WA writers create whimsical, visceral and soulful stories that capture both hearts and minds.

This volume, published by Writing WA in collaboration with Night Parrot Press, is proudly supported by Edith Cowan University and Raine Square.

Buy it here

CryBaby

Mabel Gibson

‘I was born a human storm. Emotionally charged from my very first breath of warm September air.’

CryBaby is an incredibly generous and authentic collection of micro memoir that offers a way to honour the layers of our younger selves. Mabel writes people and places that are equally vivid, and grief that is penetrating and honest.
–Kathryn Glendhill-Tucker

Buy it here

the little journal

Spring | 24 Speculative Fiction

Thirty speculative fictions by 30 WA writers, each 750 words or less. The stories in this issue thrill, terrify, uplift, and mesmerise, encapsulating the hope, wonder and dark side of humanity.

This volume, published by Writing WA in collaboration with Night Parrot Press, is proudly supported by Edith Cowan University and Raine Square.

Buy it here

Ourselves: 100 Micro Memoirs

The first collection of micro memoir published in Australia.

In 750 words or fewer, these 100 carefully crafted stories invite the reader into the histories we often edit—or don’t tell—about ourselves.

One hundred authors give voice to the raw, chaotic and joyful spectrum of what it means to be human. Each micro memoir is unique in its scope, but the collection resonates with threads of shared experience across cultures and generations.

Buy it here

Three Can Keep a Secret

Flash Fiction by Western Australian Writers

Playful and reflective, comic and raw, the collection explores human relationships, grief, vulnerability and celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary.

News

Congratulations, Gillian!

Volume 2 is here!

the little journal

Autumn | 25 Romance

In this little volume you’ll find big love.

In the little journal: romance, thirty-one WA writers create whimsical, visceral and soulful stories that capture both hearts and minds.

This volume, published by Writing WA in collaboration with Night Parrot Press, is proudly supported by Edith Cowan University and Raine Square.

Buy it here

CryBaby

Mabel Gibson

‘I was born a human storm. Emotionally charged from my very first breath of warm September air.’

CryBaby is an incredibly generous and authentic collection of micro memoir that offers a way to honour the layers of our younger selves. Mabel writes people and places that are equally vivid, and grief that is penetrating and honest.
–Kathryn Glendhill-Tucker

Buy it here

the little journal

Spring | 24 Speculative Fiction

Thirty speculative fictions by 30 WA writers, each 750 words or less. The stories in this issue thrill, terrify, uplift, and mesmerise, encapsulating the hope, wonder and dark side of humanity.

This volume, published by Writing WA in collaboration with Night Parrot Press, is proudly supported by Edith Cowan University and Raine Square.

Buy it here

Ourselves: 100 Micro Memoirs

The first collection of micro memoir published in Australia.

In 750 words or fewer, these 100 carefully crafted stories invite the reader into the histories we often edit—or don’t tell—about ourselves.

One hundred authors give voice to the raw, chaotic and joyful spectrum of what it means to be human. Each micro memoir is unique in its scope, but the collection resonates with threads of shared experience across cultures and generations.

Buy it here

Three Can Keep a Secret

Flash Fiction by Western Australian Writers

Playful and reflective, comic and raw, the collection explores human relationships, grief, vulnerability and celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Buy it here

Discover more short short fiction from Night Parrot Press

Miniatures: A collection of short short stories

Susan Midalia

Buy it here

How to Shame the Devil

Ros Thomas

The first novella to be published by Night Parrot Press

Buy it here

News

Congratulations, Gillian!

Volume 2 is here!

the little journal

Autumn | 25 Romance

In this little volume you’ll find big love.

In the little journal: romance, thirty-one WA writers create whimsical, visceral and soulful stories that capture both hearts and minds.

This volume, published by Writing WA in collaboration with Night Parrot Press, is proudly supported by Edith Cowan University and Raine Square.

Buy it here

CryBaby

Mabel Gibson

‘I was born a human storm. Emotionally charged from my very first breath of warm September air.’

CryBaby is an incredibly generous and authentic collection of micro memoir that offers a way to honour the layers of our younger selves. Mabel writes people and places that are equally vivid, and grief that is penetrating and honest. –Kathryn Glendhill-Tucker

Buy it here

the little journal

Spring | 24 Speculative Fiction

Thirty speculative fictions by 30 WA writers, each 750 words or less. The stories in this issue thrill, terrify, uplift, and mesmerise, encapsulating the hope, wonder and dark side of humanity.

This volume, published by Writing WA in collaboration with Night Parrot Press, is proudly supported by Edith Cowan University and Raine Square.

Buy it here

Ourselves: 100 Micro Memoirs

The first collection of micro memoir published in Australia.

In 750 words or fewer, these 100 carefully crafted stories invite the reader into the histories we often edit—or don’t tell—about ourselves.

One hundred authors give voice to the raw, chaotic and joyful spectrum of what it means to be human. Each micro memoir is unique in its scope, but the collection resonates with threads of shared experience across cultures and generations.

Buy it here

Three Can Keep a Secret

Flash Fiction by Western Australian Writers

Playful and reflective, comic and raw, the collection explores human relationships, grief, vulnerability and celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Buy it here

Discover more short short fiction from Night Parrot Press

Miniatures: A collection of short short stories

Susan Midalia

Buy it here

How to Shame the Devil

Ros Thomas

The first novella to be published by Night Parrot Press

Buy it here

CryBaby is an incredibly generous and authentic collection of micro memoir that offers a way to honour the layers of our younger selves. Mabel writes people and places that are equally vivid, and grief that is penetrating and honest.
–Kathryn Glendhill-Tucker