Our very own James Roy (WestWords' program manager for Blacktown and the Blue Mountains) is also the award-winning author of 35 books, including Town, a collection of short stories which won the 2008 Ethel Turner Prize in the NSW Premier's Literary Award, and was nominated for the prestigious German Youth Literature Prize. In this masterclass he goes from interviewer to presenter, to discuss some of his best tips to help writers who are struggling with the short story form.

The WestWords Mini-Masterclasses are supported by the Cultural Fund Copyright Agency.