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Other Terrain Journal Podcast
Louise Sapphira interviews Laurie Steed about his short story collection Greater City Shadows.
ABC Radio National's The Book Show
Today we take to you to two writers festivals: In Perth, Laura Jean McKay, Laurie Steed and Chemutai Glasheen reflect on what it means to bring their convictions to the page, and by the seaside in Sorrento, Victoria, poet, essayist and short story writer Nam Le retraces his roots as a storyteller.
Cognitive Conversations - Synergies: The Art of Living a Double Life
'Synergies' is the first episode in a brand-new series: Cognitive Conversations, hosted by Biance Millroy, which tackles the big questions in art, creativity and neuroscience. This episode features Dr Laurie Steed, Dr Fiona Robertson, and Dr Jo Skinner.
Vulnerability is shown in a multitude of ways
Laurie talks Louise Sapphira about how good short stories have a way of capturing the heart of the reader by exploring community, relationships, family, love, heartache, and hope.
Laurie Steed on writing the short story form
Laurie talks to Astrid Edwards about the short story form.
The Publishing Path Podcast: Solving the Writer Impostor Syndrome
Join us as we delve into the creative journey of Laurie Steed, author of 'Love, Dad'. Discover how Laurie balances the joy of writing with the joy of living and why he no longer seeks validation solely as a writer.
Libby Book Club for WA with Laurie Steed
Laurie Steed is a writer living and working in the Wadjak region. His fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in numerous anthologies. The father of two young boys, Laurie reflects on how his own experiences have defined the kind of man he is and the kind of parent he would like to become in his new book. Hosted by David Allan-Petale. This month’s featured title ‘Love Dad. Confessions of an Anxious Father’ should be available to borrow from your local library with no waitlists or holds.
Between The Lines: Laurie Steed On Vulnerability, Short Stories And The Most Isolated City In The World
Writer, father and long-time friend of RTRFM Laurie Steed is no stranger to vulnerability and his latest collection of short stories published with UWA Publishing is no different.
Greater City Shadows is a culmination of everything Laurie does best; a love letter to connection, relationships and Boorloo/Perth, spanning the people, places and moments that define the city.
Though based in the most isolated city in the world his work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in Best Australian Stories, The Age and Meanjin...just to name a few.
He has a PhD in creative writing from The University of Western Australia and currently works for Writing WA as an editor, writer and workshop facilitator.
In this episode Laurie chats about creating during the pandemic, being the father of two young boys and how he has made friends with risk.
Join Danielle Raffaele as she sits down with Laurie Steed.
Writer’s Book Club Podcast
Laurie Steed discusses the craft and process for writing his short story collection Greater City Shadows. Laurie discusses the formation of his characters and how he chooses point of view (or it chooses him!) He emphasises the need for writers to take risks with their characters, and explores how both dialogue and subtext can be used to develop character. Laurie is a master of specificity, writes beautiful, evocative description and loves a good edit so we talk about all that and more.
James & Ashley Stay at Home Podcast
How to climb a ladder covered in butter with Laurie Steed, author of 'Love, Dad'
‘I wanted to find compassion for me and for any writer out there who’s doing the best they can but it’s not working out the way they planned.’
Author Laurie Steed shares how crippling anxiety affected both his literary career and his experience of fatherhood. Before he could address the anxiety, he first had to unlearn the lessons around masculinity that prevented him from expressing vulnerability. Working with a creativity coach, Laurie has developed new ways of thinking about his writing, his career, and himself.
Meet the Page
Laurie Steed talks to Valerie Preston on Radio Fremantle. Listen to Monday, October 23rd, from 1 hour, 35 mins.
Podstreet: the Writing WA Podcast
Laurie Steed talks to Will Yeoman about Laurie's new memoir Love, Dad, (Fremantle Press), which explores what it means to be a father in the twenty-first century and is a must-read for all anxious parents. It's also a must-read for anxious sons and anxious writers!
Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival Podcast
In this episode, Jen Bowden is joined by Australian novelist and short story writer, Laurie Steed to talk about his new book Love, Dad: Confessions of An Anxious Father.
The father of two young boys, Laurie reflects on how his own experiences have defined the kind of man he is and the kind of parent he would like to become.
The West Australian
Book Club: Love, Dad by Laurie Steed - a vulnerable, big-hearted memoir exploring fatherhood and family, perfectionism and connection, masculinity and mental health.
Fremantle Herald
A must-read for all new parents, Love, Dad explores what it means to be a father in the 21st century. His stories – triumphant, funny and sad – draw on his own childhood experiences and important relationships with family and mates, alongside the challenges of trauma and mental health shared by many men.
Sydney Morning Herald
Love, Dad is an open letter of gratitude to his sons for initiating him into a richer, more emotionally attuned version of manhood that fits with [Laurie’s] particular circumstances and deepens his relationship with his own father.
Podstreet: Writing WA Podcast - Interview
Laurie Steed talks to Will Yeoman about Laurie's new memoir Love, Dad, (Fremantle Press), which explores what it means to be a father in the twenty-first century and is a must-read for all anxious parents. It's also a must-read for anxious sons and anxious writers!
RTRFM Interview
In his recently published memoir, Love, Dad - Confessions Of An Anxious Father, Laurie Steed explores what it means to be a father in the twenty-first century.
Laurie Steed dropped by RTRFM to chat about family, love and music with Danae Gibson.
Fremantle Press
Fremantle Press author Laurie Steed explores new perspectives on masculinity and fatherhood.
ABC Perth Drive
Laurie Steed chats with Jo Trilling about his memoir Love, Dad.
Listen from the 2hr40m mark…
The Australian Baby Boomer Podcast
Laurie Steed's latest book, Love Dad, is a moving portrayal of how one new father navigates the ups and downs of early parenthood. It is a heart-warming and uplifting story of resilience, reconnection and self-discovery. In this interview, Laurie talks about the joys of parenthood and its challenges in navigating the path between being a present father and a committed writer.
You Belong Here - Laurie Steed
(Profile by Emily Sun)
The novel spans three generations, and is written in a tone and at a pace that allows for the reader to deeply contemplate the ways in which humans love and hurt each other. Unlike many other novels I’ve read, this one is set in a Perth that is recognisable to me.
The Long and Short of You Belong Here – The Gentle, Exhausting Art of Adapting a Short Story Collection into a Novel
Once, I was a short story writer. I know this because I was respected among my peers but not at all popular. When people would meet me, they’d say, ‘Ah, Steed…like The Avengers,’ which is a show created more than 50 years ago.
2, 2 and 2: Laurie Steed Talks about You Belong Here
Laurie Steed is a Western Australian writer I have long admired for his excellent short fiction, so it was exciting to hear that a book was on its way—and surprising to hear that it was a novel.
KYD Podcast: Laurie Steed’s You Belong Here
You Belong Here is the first novel from Laurie Steed, which follows the Slater family through marriage, divorce and its aftermath in Perth – three decades of one family coming together and pushing each other away. On a recent trip to Melbourne we cornered him to ask a few questions about writing Perth’s suburbs, characters with debatable taste in music, and returning home...
Meet Laurie Steed, author of ‘You Belong Here’
Laurie is a true writing soul – a person who believes, utterly, in the importance of words, and their capacity to carry beauty and significance, in even the most minor interactions...
Divorce in Decline as Couples Work to Stay Together (PAYWALL, The Australian)
It was 1986 when Laurie Steed’s parents divorced. At the time, the news felt like a bullet directed at his nine-year-old self. Later, he came to think of it more as a bomb, with each member of his family scarred by the shrapnel...
You Belong Here: a New Novel by Local Author Laurie Steed
You Belong Here tells the story of Jen and Steven Slater, and their three children, each who deal with life and loss in their own ways…it is also the first novel published from award-winning local author Laurie Steed...