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Writing Australia up!

Writing Australia was officially launched at the Wheeler Centre on Thursday 25th August. Writing Australia is a federation of existing state writers’ centres in the ACT, NSW, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. It builds on the nearly 100 years experience of these centres to take their best programs across state borders. Under the Writing Australia Awards program a new Unpublished Manuscript Award has been established with a cash prize of $10,000 in addition to $2,000 worth of mentoring. The Writing Australia Tours program will take leading writers around the country to give masterclasses and workshops. The first of these began on the 27th August with Fiona McIntosh giving masterclasses in Canberra and Hobart. Writers to follow include Arnold Zable, Toni Jordan and Danielle Wood. The Writing Australia website is now live and various services will be added to this in the coming months, including a national literary events calendar, online writers’ residencies and online courses.

Writing Australia will also work towards building international ties, leading to dynamic international exchanges and partnerships. One of the great aspects of is that all VWC members are automatically members of this new national organisation.

— 30.08.2011

Writers Victoria

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Melbourne VIC 3000

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