CROSS GENRE CONTENT
Sharon's work spans genres and is frequently celebrated for being engaging, satirical, and philosophical. She refuses to limit herself to a certain style or market and chooses artistic freedom.
Short Stories
Sharon's short stories have been published internationally in a variety of publications and platforms.
Satellites
No 12 Hollis Avenue
Winner of Olga Masters Short Story Award
Bairro Portugues
Finalist Hemingway Shorts
Legacy of the Female Factory
Treatise on Morality
L’appel du Vide
Dead End
Published in Fall
The Foundations of Existentialism and the Metaphysics of Morals
Published in Chaleur Magazine
The Creator
Published in Open Thought Vortex
Photo: Road Trip with Raj
Homecoming
Published in Esthetic Apostle
Salted Caramels
Published in Antithesis Journal
First World Dilemma
Published in Sloth: Pure Slush
Driftwood
Published in 101 Words
Films
Sharon, a dual AFTRS graduate, has produced, written and directed award-winning films that have appeared in national and international festivals.
Clowns Anonymous
Winner Goulburn Show Reel Film Festival Special mention London World-Wide Short Comedy Film Festival
Awarded in the Canada Shorts Film Festival
Core of My Heart
Finalist Shortstacks Film Festival
State Library of NSW
Words Dorothea Mckellar
Pigeon Games
Director C W Cole
Finalist Benalla Short Film Festival
Finalist Smarthone Flickerfest - Youth Award
Shortlisted Tropfest Junior
The Last Focaccia
Three artistically impaired women can't find an audience and take to performing in their own loungerooms to each other and in rotundas on the weekend.
Photo: Paula Berto
Kramar: A dog's tail
A love story: Will Kramar ever be able to find the love of his life that he met at a dog show.
Flaming Devils
Currently in development
Image: Samuel Regan-Asante
Podcasts
Sharon is actively involved in developing podcasts and radio plays. A huge supporter of the music industry she often promotes musicians and lyricism.
Underground at the Knox Street Bar: Trepan
Sharon, Lee and Caleb interview indie band Trepan on their music, interests and influences.
Art: Sharon Willdin
Underground at the Knox Street Bar: Kat Wyld
Sharon, Lee and Caleb interview electro dream pop artist, Kat Wyld and feature their original music.
Art: Sharon Willdin
Underground at the Knox Street Bar: TOAH
Underground at the Knox Street Bar: Leo Abisaab
Sharon and Lee interview neo soul artist, Leo Abisaab and feature their original music and influences.
Art: Sharon Willdin
Koorawatha
Currently in development
Image: Samuel Regan-Asante
Journalism
Below are some of Sharon's articles published on TAFE Media.
Advocating dying with dignity
Ashley Hay interviews Julian Kingma and Andrew Denton at the Sydney Writers' Festival
Photos: Sydney Writers' Festival
TAFE musos rock Knox St Bar
Six talented musical acts from Ultimo TAFE at the Knox Street Bar, Chippendale.
Photo: David Gugliotta
ABC comedy r/evolution
Featured image: Roger Climpson (left) on the set of Moonshine
Zucker declares enough is enough
Featured image: Arianne Zucker on Days of Our Lives
Reviews: ArtsHub
Sharon frequently contributes reviews on major events including Australian theatre, opera, art and dance productions. For full articles visit LinkedIn and ArtsHub
Posts
Very grateful to have won equal first prize in the Banjo Paterson Short Story Award 2026
Banjo Paterson Short Story Award
NSW Writing Centre
Professional Biography
Sharon Willdin is an innovative award-winning writer, director and producer.
Her narrative prose has been published internationally in the Weekend Australian, Hemingway Shorts, Brooklyn Review, Antithesis Journal, Spineless Wonders, Chicago Literati, Caustic Frolic, Dead Mule, Open Thought Vortex, Chaleur Magazine, Esthetic Apostle, One Last Story, Pure Slush and Dark Ink.
Sharon was a finalist for the Hemingway Shorts Award, Henry Lawson Literary Society Award, Joanne Burns Microlit Award, Woollahra Digital Literary Award and she won the Olga Masters’ Short Story Award and the Banjo Paterson Short Story Award.
She is a frequent contributor to ArtsHub Australia, where she reviews major Australian theatre, opera, and dance productions. Sharon served as the co-convener of the Allsorts Writing Group in partnership with Writing NSW and she has appeared as featured writer at literary events including the Emerging Writer's Festival. Her journalistic contributions can be found at TAFE Media.
Her screenplays have been nominated for the ScreenCraft Film Fund. Core of My Heart, a film Sharon wrote, produced and directed was a finalist in the Shortstacks Short Film Festival.
Clowns Anonymous, a film she wrote and produced, premiered at the Noosa International Film Festival and has since been chosen for screening in international festivals including the Wollongong Film Festival, Short to the Point International Film Festival, Portland Comedy Film Festival, Show Us Your Shorts - Warburton, Mini Cardiff Film Festival and the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. The film received a special mention in the London World-Wide Short Comedy Film Festival and was awarded in the Canada Shorts Film Festival. It won best film at the Goulburn Show Reel Film Festival.
Underground at the Knox Street Bar, a podcast series she produced, features four cross-genre musical artists and is available on Spotify.
Her work spans genres and is frequently celebrated for being engaging, satirical, and philosophical. She refuses to limit herself to a certain style or market and prefers artistic freedom over monetary reward.
