Greater City
Shadows
‘Each story conveys a deeply humane reverence for the aching ordinariness of human life and love. The stories range in tone from gentle to powerful, always maintaining a breathtaking vulnerability.’
Cheryl Akle, The Australian
‘Think Nick Hornby at his best, yes; but also masters of the short story form such as Alice Munro’
Will Yeoman, Writing WA
‘The short story is the form where he truly excels. I am fully prepared for Steed’s words to rip me apart.’
The AU Review
I’m the author of You Belong Here and recipient of the 2021 Henry Handel Richardson flagship fellowship for my next book, Greater City Shadows, which was also shortlisted for the 2022 Dorothy Hewett award for an unpublished manuscript.
My memoir, Love, Dad is out now from Fremantle Press. My short story collection, Greater City Shadows, is out now from UWA Publishing.
My writer’s workshops, manuscript assessments and mentoring services regularly book out. Over the years, they have helped countless writers become published authors so get in touch if you’d like to work with me.
Thanks for stopping by. I love what I do and I'm excited to share my stories and to help you share your own.
Love, Dad
Confessions of an Anxious Father
‘A funny, timely, arresting and moving exploration of late-millennial fatherhood.’
- Georgia Richter
REVIEWS
‘Think Nick Hornby at his best, but also masters of the short story form such as Alice Munro.’
Will Yeoman
Writing WA
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‘Each story conveys a deeply humane reverence for the aching ordinariness of human life and love. The stories range in tone from gentle to powerful, always maintaining a breathtaking vulnerability.’
Cheryl Akle
The Australian
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‘The short story is the form where he truly excels. I am fully prepared for Steed’s words to rip me apart.’
Emily Paull
The AU Review
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‘It’s no small feat to make readers invest in characters in such a short time, but Steed achieves it at every blow. His skill is undeniable, and the collection is a worthy achievement.’
David Burton
Arts Hub
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‘Steed is a master of a rollicking good yarn.’
Nicole McAlinden
‘A great parenting and family memoir...Love, Dad is a funny, heartfelt and authentic read.’
The Australian
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‘Lovingly celebrating the wild ride of parenthood.’
Sydney Morning Herald
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‘Laurie Steed writes that he wants his work to be “timeless rather than timely.” With Love, Dad he has achieved both.’
Emma Young
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‘Laurie Steed is a writer who does not waste words.’
Book Spotlight
‘Love, Dad is a raw, relatable, moving and captivating read.’
Writing WA
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‘Steed has a turn of vernacular and a take on modern parenting that hitches up a reader’s smile.’
ArtsHub
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‘Love, Dad has a lot to offer most of us, but most of all the anxious dads we know and love.’
Books+Publishing
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You Belong Here
Shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards.
You Belong Here is a novel about trust and connection. About what keeps us going, in spite of ourselves. About a place where we belong.
‘A little gem.’
The Herald Sun
ON THE BLOG
Welcome to my blog where you’ll find stories, reviews, musings on writing process and craft, and so much more.
AWARDS
WINNER
2021 Henry Handel Richardson Flagship Fellowship For Short Story Writing
SHORTLISTED
2018 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards for You Belong Here
FELLOW
2014 Sozopol Fiction Seminars, Elizabeth Kostova Foundation
FELLOW
2012 University of Iowa Graduate Fiction Workshop
RECIPIENT
2022 Minderoo Foundation Artist Fund
WINNER
2012 Patricia Hackett Prize
SHORTLISTED
2020 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize
SHORTLISTED
2012 Bridport Prize International Creative Writing Competition
WORK WITH ME
Ready to get serious about your writing?
With over twenty years experience writing, studying writing, teaching writing, mentoring writers
and assessing their manuscripts, I’ve become something of a story mechanic.
There are a number of ways you can work with me:
NOTE: I AM NOT TAKING ON ANY NEW INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2024.
PARTNERS
My father, Dr Duncan Steed, died on April 17, 2023, just under a week shy of his seventy-eighth birthday. The plan, I think, was for me to write about my dad and then we’d celebrate him while he was still around to see it.