Welcome to Writers Victoria
We support writers at all stages of their career
Developing a Manuscript to Publishing Standard
To give a manuscript the greatest chance of success, it needs to be developed to the highest possible standard. This process takes multiple drafts, feedback along the way and no small amount of patience and determination - welcome to the development phase.
Tools and Tricks of Commercial Fiction
No matter what chosen style or genre, there is so much to learn from commercial fiction: build great worlds like a fantasy author, learn to pace like a crime writer, access your characters’ emotional landscape like a romance author or build tension like a horror writer.
Mountain Writers Festival: Poetic Attention
Join us for a Mountain Writers Festival + Writers Victoria workshop on Poettic Attention, which brings together poets and non-poets alike for a sequence of short, open-ended and generative exercises.
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A peak behind the publishing curtains with Les Zigomanis
His two-day workshop Navigating the Publishing Maze in October will help participants best prepare for their work forpublishing. He will also explore the myths and realities of getting published, some of which he shared recently in conversation with Writers Victoria’s Amelie Hughes.
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A conversation with Alexandra Collier on a writing career created through luck and design
Writers Victoria Digital Resident, Emma Andrews, spoke with Alexandra about her career and what’s next.
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Announcing the 2026 Edenhope Artist Residency winners
We’re thrilled to announce Spiri Tsintziras and Benjamin Hickey as the winners of the Writers Victoria x Edenhope Artist Residency. Writers Victoria members, Spiri and Benjamin will be supported with time and space to write via this residency, which is kindly supported by the Grace Marion Wilson Trust Fund. The two writers will spend two weeks in Edenhope and receive a $500 stipend. They also have the opportunity to work with Writers Victoria to…