Congratulations, Gillian!

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!