Boundless is a bright, book‑loving celebration of stories, ideas and imagination, popping up this August for Book Week.
Designed to spark curiosity and joy, this event invites readers of all ages to reconnect with the power of storytelling through bold voices, creative expression and a shared love of books. From thought‑provoking words to playful literary moments, Boundless champions reading as something lively, social and deeply human.
Whether you’re a passionate reader, a curious browser or just love a good story, come light up Book Week with us and celebrate literature that inspires, challenges and delights.
The Program
EDUCATION | ||
 | Meet the Publishers📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up (T36)📅4 to 28 August📅Wednesday, Friday, Saturday🕛 10am - 2pm🔗Night Parrot Press | This pop‑up invites readers to explore a curated selection of titles alongside creative workshops, conversations and hands‑on literary moments. From discovering new books to engaging directly with the craft of writing and publishing, it’s a space to connect with stories, ideas and the people behind them.Whether you’re a passionate reader, emerging writer or simply curious, drop in to browse, learn and get lit up by the world of independent publishing. |
WORD PLAY WORKSHOPS | ||
Compression Yields Diamonds: Flash Fiction with Laura Keenan📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up (T36)📅Wednesday 5 August, 12pm -1.30 pm🛎️ $ 25 per person🔗 BOOK A TICKETJoin Laura Keenan, publisher of Night Parrot Press, for a 90-minute workshop to introduce you to the increasingly popular short form of flash fiction. Laura will discuss the form (short stories of under 1000 words) and share recent flash fiction examples by international and local writers. You will have plenty of time to write your own stories and get some hands-on writing and editing tips. These workshops are open to established, emerging and new writers, and are guaranteed to be insightful, friendly, and fun. | Author Talk: A Tale of Two Publishing Houses📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up (T36)📅Wednesday 12 August, 12pm -1 pm🛎️ $ FREE🔗 BOOK A TICKETPart history, part memoir and a love letter to the world of books, this book is a celebration of the dreamers, risk-takers and communities that bring them to life.Join Laura and Linda in an engaging conversation about Linda’s new book, and what it takes to start a publishing house - fifty years ago, and today.
| Workshop: The Art of Attention: How to use everyday observations to write powerful flash fiction with Gillian O’Shaughnessy📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up (T36)📅Saturday 15 August, 12pm -1.30 pm🛎️ $ 25 per person🔗 BOOK A TICKETTiny stories draw power from specific detail and keen observation. In this fun and generative workshop, you’ll learn how to pay close attention to the world and draw on your own memories and experiences to create vivid and emotionally powerful flash fiction. You’ll learn how to make paying attention part of your writing practice and transform the personal into the fictional. Suitable for novice and experienced writers. |
Workshop: The Editing Room with Linda Martin📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up (T36)📅Wednesday 19 August, 12pm -1.30 pm🛎️ $ 25 per person🔗 BOOK A TICKETDo you want to submit the best possible version of your creative work to publishers, agents, and competitions? Have you always wondered what the editing process involves and how you can apply it to your own work? If so, this is the workshop for you! | From Flash to Nonfiction: A Special Book Conversation with Gillian O’Shaughnessy and Linda Martin📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up (T36)📅Wednesday 26 August, 12pm -1.30 pm🛎️ $ FREE🔗 BOOK A TICKETDuring this creative and engaging conversation, Linda Martin (A Tale of Two Publishing Houses) and Gillian O’Shaughnessy (Salt City Runaway) will share their writing experiences and publishing advice to readers and writers at all stages of their publishing journeys. | |
EVENTS | ||
 | Book Launch : Komera: A Rwandan Woman's Memoir of Belonging and Identity - memoir📍Bankwest Place, Mezzanine📅Wednesday 5 August🕛 5:30pm- 7:30pm🔗 Purchase Komera🔗 BOOK A TICKET | Join us for a special evening celebrating KOMERA: A Rwandan Woman’s Memoir of Belonging and Identity by Lily Meszaros, a Perth‑based writer, speaker and community advocate.Spanning continents and decades, Komera shares Lily’s deeply personal journey from her childhood in Rwanda through loss, migration and the search for a place to call home in Australia.Come together to celebrate a debut that invites us all to reflect on identity, home and the universal search for belonging. |
 | Story Time with Jayden Boundry📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up (T36)📅Tuesday's 15, 25 August📅Saturday's 18, 22 August🕛10:30am - 11:30am 🔗Fremantle Press x Jayden Boundry🔗 BOOK A TICKET | Jayden Boundry is a proud Wadjak Balardong Noongar and Badimaya Yamatji storyteller, language teacher and cultural educator who brings stories to life through engaging children’s storytelling, music and movement.Through his work, Jayden shares Noongar culture in a way that is accessible, interactive and deeply meaningful for young audiences. |
 | Human Library Book Cafe📍Bankwest Place, Mezzanine📅Wednesday 26 August 🕛 4pm- 6pm🔗 The Human Library🔗 BOOK A TICKET | Step into meaningful conversations and help break down stereotypes at the Human Library.Borrow a “book” (a person) and listen to their personal stories and experiences.It’s a powerful way to build empathy and understanding. |
 | Book Launch: Double Novelettes, Old Ghosts and Bloodwood📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up (T36)📅Thursday 27 August 🕛 5.30-7.30 pm🔗Night Parrot Press🔗 BOOK A TICKET | Join Night Parrot Press as we celebrate an exciting first for us: the publication of two novelette books by two authors, printed with a single binding - a tete-beche concept. Authors Rashida Murphy and Karleah Olson have written individually powerful stories, separated by time, location and culture, that share common themes of violence, silencing, resilience and strength. |
COMMUNITY | ||
 | Every Page Counts📍Bankwest Place, Retail Tunnel📅Month of August🕛Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 6pm🔗MS Readathon | Turn pages into purpose!A much-loved national initiative, the MS Readathon invites readers of all ages to dive into books throughout August, building a love of reading while raising vital funds for Australians living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditionsAbout MS: Multiple sclerosis is a lifelong neurological condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, making support, research and community care essential for improving quality of life. |
| Raine Book Horse - Community LibraryTwo Locations📍Rane Lane, Pop-Up📍Raine Square Ground Floor, Short Short Story Machine📅 Month of August🕛 Monday to Friday, 8am - 6pm | The Raine Square Community Book LIbrary is a free, shared reading space created to support literacy and easy access to books for the Perth community. Featuring a broad mix of reading material for all ages and interests, the collection invites people to discover new stories and enjoy the simple pleasure of reading.Open to everyone, the library encourages connection, learning and a love of books in the heart of the city. |
 | Spotlight Series📍 Short Story Machine, Raine Square, Ground Floor📅Month of August🔗 Short Story OnlineThe Short Story interactive machine will dispense stories at random with a press of the button. | Read Stories from: Night Parrot Press, Writing WA, ECU and local authors. |
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