English

General Resources for English

Shakespeare

Shakespeare is studied across many year levels at SHHS. Click here for the Shakespeare page with resources to support your learning and interests in all things Shakespeare. 

ePlatform 

ePlatform is the SHHS app for eBooks and audiobooks. You can borrow eBooks and audiobooks and read/listen to them on a number of devices including laptops, mobile phones, iPads and tablets. You can simply sign in with your regular username & password that you use for all school apps and get instant access. Click here to learn more.  

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is a library of over 70,000 free eBooks. Generally, these resources are out of copyright and this includes countless classics and more. You can read on a laptop, mobile phone, Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. Go to: https://www.gutenberg.org/

Project Gutenberg Australia

The Australian site for Project Gutenberg has a greater focus on Australian authors, plus in alignment with Australian laws, there are additional books available that are considered under-copyright in some other countries. Go to: https://gutenberg.net.au/

Podcasts Featuring Writers Reading Stories, and a Debrief After

Ursa Short Fiction Podcast

Ursa Short Fiction celebrates outstanding short stories and is perfect for listeners who love short fiction or are looking to better understand what makes a great short story great. Hosted by award-winning writers Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton, this podcast is a fantastic addition to the literary podcast world for the way it champions the often commercially overlooked genre of short fiction, unpacking and celebrating the form’s power while also highlighting the work of underrepresented voices. Episodes feature a single short story, story collection, or interview with a short story writer. Philyaw and Walton are brilliant, passionate hosts who geek out about their love for short fiction in a way that is illuminating and contagious. 

Ursa Short Fiction Podcast Episodes on Spotify

Ursa Short Fiction Podcast website

The Chronicles of Now (Podcast)

The Chronicles of Now uses fiction to offer a new way of understanding the headlines, stories, and people shaping our world. They commission major authors to write short stories inspired by news of the day. They pair those fictional works with essential sidebars that explain the basic facts, background, and context for each news story. They conclude each package with a curated list of essential long-form journalism, podcasts, and videos on the subject for those who want to dig deeper. 

https://chroniclesnow.com/

New Yorker Fiction Podcast

A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman. 

Basically, a famous author chooses a story by another author that has been previously published in The New Yorker. They discuss it with The NY fiction editor, then read it, then discuss again. Kinda like a book club... sorta. Here's the editors Top Ten. And for the rest: click here

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/a-decade-of-the-new-yorker-fiction-podcast

The Garret: Writers on writing  (Australian)

The Garret is a podcast written for writers about the craft of writing. It is hosted Astrid Edwards, and her goal is to interview the best writers in Australia (and perhaps some from abroad) about how and why they do what they do. - Oddly, (10/3/26 update), the normal web address for this podcast is not working, but the episodes can still be found on: Spotify: The Garrett Podcast.

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