First Woman Winner of World's Richest Short Story Prize
Apr 27, 2015
The UK Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award is an international award with the richest cash prize - thirty thousand pounds ($A58,243). The winner, Yiyun Li grew up in Beijing and has lived in the US since 1996. The competition started in 2010 and she is the first female winner.
Her story, A Sheltered Woman, tells the story of a Chinese-American nanny hired to spend a month and no more supporting a new mother and her baby; trying to keep detached from the emotional turmoil around her, she is also entrapped by her own past. A story of an outsider and the falseness of self-imposed isolation, it was first published in The New Yorker in March 2014.
Read the story here
Read an interview with Yiyun Li in the New Yorker
Flying Bookworm Theatre - primary and secondary incursions
There are very few incursion companies catering both to primary and secondary students. One is Flying Bookworm Theatre, who encourage delight in English and Drama for all audiences, though their focus is more for secondary students.
Touring is to Qld, NSW, ACT and Victor
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Last week of school for NSW/ACT, WA, SA!
They'll join Vic, Qld who had their first holiday sleep-in today.
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Looking for a show to inspire in Mental Health Week?
Still Here by Dave and The Daves is a funny, musical, authentic show about depression that will reach the audience and be a perfect springboard for discussion about mental health. Students will love it.
Ideal for Mental Health Week in October.
Available in 2026 and 2027 in ACT, NSW & Southern Qld,
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