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Writers Victoria is pleased to announce that applications for Round 6 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund will open on 1 April 2021. The Travel Fund was named in honour of poet, novelist and short story writer Neilma Gantner (1922-2015). Launched in 2017, it supports emerging, midcareer, and established Australian writers and literary sector workers in pursuing professional development opportunities through […]

On Wednesday 3 March, in front of a large audience at Adelaide Writers’ Week, Mandy Sayer was announced as winner of the 2021 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. Mandy Sayer was awarded $15,000 for her proposed biography of Australian silent filmmakers the McDonagh sisters, Paulette, Isabelle, and Phyllis. Between 1926 and 1933 the three sisters wrote,

Dear Writers Victoria community, As you are no doubt aware, the Victorian Government has announced new coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions and we are committed to safe practices for our staff, members and wider community. The restrictions have been introduced after a Hotel Quarantine worker at the Grand Hyatt Hotel tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). As of 11:59pm

The Hazel Rowley Literary Committee and Writers Victoria are pleased to announce seven writers have been shortlisted for the 2021 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, worth $15,000. “The shortlist reflects an exciting and diverse range of subjects both contemporary and historic, including artists, filmmakers, actors and writers,” said Della Rowley, Hazel’s sister. “This year, more than

To celebrate International Day of People with Disability 2020, we’ve partnered with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL) in delivering an online program showcasing the diverse talents and abilities of people with disability in the community. Creative Control is an accessible online program of events featuring visual art, writing, theatre and film experiences over one

The 2020 Deborah Cass Prize for Writing has been awarded to 27 year-old Anith Mukherjee for his story ‘I Am Full Of Love’. The 2020 Judging Panel (writers Melanie Cheng, Lee Kofman and Sisonke Msimang) commented that: “The high calibre of shortlisted works made our job of choosing the winner and the two runners-up difficult, but we feel that the trio we

The Writers Victoria team is thrilled to be launching our 2021 Season 1 Program. Members are due to receive print copies of the program with their December – February edition of ‘The Victorian Writer’, and you can download a PDF copy here. All of the workshops and events for 2021 Season 1 are now listed on our

The State of the (Writing) Nation is an annual address from a prominent Australian writer. It’s a chance to reflect on what’s happening, and where we’re heading, in Australian literature and publishing.  This year, Maria Tumarkin will give the address. Tumarkin is the author of four books, including the multi-award-winning creative non-fiction work, ‘Axiomatic’, and is