Welcome to this year’s Subscriberthon – our annual member drive where you have the chance to win an incredible writerly prize just for becoming a member or renewing your membership!
Support us by becoming a member or renewing your membership by 14 October and in return you’ll go in the draw to win one of our fabulous Subscriberthon prizes.
Why do we run Subscriberthon every year? Writers Victoria is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on memberships to provide our services. A member drive is an important part of our annual calendar. We love connecting with local writers, businesses, publishers and organisations to bring you an exciting array of prizes, and to be able to let you know about their excellent work and services.
When you become a member of Writers Victoria, you’re not only becoming part of our vibrant and engaged community, you’re helping our staff, tutors and partners create and deliver our courses, our manuscript and mentorship services, new and important content for our website, and so much more – read about our member benefits here. If you’ve ever benefitted from our services or advice – or are looking to do so in the future – please consider supporting us by becoming a member.
We are Victoria’s peak body for writers and storytellers, and we love the work we do. We’ve been a leading provider of information, resources, skill development and support for our members and the broader writing community for over thirty years, and we’re the largest employer of writers in the state. We’re so proud of the work that everyone involved with Writers Victoria does, and hope to continue providing writers with the support and community they need to keep doing what they love.
Read on below to find out about the various prizes you can win during Subscriberthon and our generous prize donors, and help us continue to support writers by becoming a member or renewing your membership by 14 October.
2024 Subscriberthon Prizes
Major Prizes
Major Prize #1 (renewing member)
Escape to a peaceful, self-contained Garden Studio Apartment in Castlemaine and take the time and space you need to write! Spend four nights (check in Monday, check out Friday) at the retreat overlooking Forrest Creek and only a short walk from town. (Prize includes accommodation only.)
If you’re more in the mood for a sweet treat and a good read, we have you covered!
Winners will also receive an indulgent gift pack from Haigh’s Chocolates as well as a book pack from our friends at Upswell Publishing and Scribe.
Major Prize #2 (new member)
Get ready for publication with an author headshot photoshoot with Blush Creative. Enjoy refreshments and nibbles as well as make-up, hairstyling and the opportunity to photograph wearing three different outfits. (Prize includes 1 free high resolution retouched digital image with a full license.)
If you’re more in the mood for a sweet treat and a good read, we have you covered!
Winners will also receive an indulgent gift pack from Haigh’s Chocolates as well as a book pack from our friends at NewSouth Books and Recent Work Press.
Prizes Packs
Prize #3
- 1 x Scrivener Software License (for macOS or Windows)
- An annual subscription to Overland
- Book pack from Magabala Books:
- More Than These Bones by Bebe Backhouse
- Refugia by Elfie Shiosaki
- Returning by Kirli Saunders
- She is the Earth by Ali Cobby Eckermann
Prize #4
- 1 x Scrivener Software License (for macOS or Windows)
- 4 back issues of Verandah Journal + a Verandah tote bag
- Book pack from Spineless Wonders:
- Memory Library by Antonia Pont
- The Most Famous Boy in Town by Bel Schenk
Prize #5
- 1 x Scrivener Software License (for macOS or Windows)
- An annual membership to Island Magazine
- Book pack from UQP Books:
- Circadia by Judith Bishop
- Love, Death and Other Scenes by Nova Weetman
- Big Time by Jordan Prosser
- Killarney by Nikki Mottram
- Ghost Cities by Siang Lu
Prize #6
- 1 x Scrivener Software License (for macOS or Windows)
- An annual membership to Meanjin
- Book pack from Hardie Grant Books
Prize #7
- Enjoy a gnocchi feast for two at The Moat
- An annual subscription to Overland
- $100 Readings voucher
- A bottle of Jansz sparkling wine
- Locally handcrafted glassware set
- Book pack from Penguin:
- Jade and Emerald by Michelle See-Tho
- Translations by Jumaana Abdu
- The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns
- The Wife’s Secret by Barbara Hannay
- The Little Clothes by Deborah Callaghan
- Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott
- Love Unleashed by Melanie Saward
Prize #8
- Enjoy a night at The Alderman with a $200 voucher
- An annual subscription to the Griffith Review
- $200 Brunswick Bound voucher
- Two tickets to Lido Cinemas
- Book pack from Ultimo Press:
- It Takes a Town by Aoife Clifford
- The Strip by Iain Ryan
- In the Margins by Gail Holmes
- My Brother’s Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag by Michelle Brasier
Prize #9
- An annual membership to Kill Your Darlings + New Australian Fiction 2024
- $100 Paperback Bookshop voucher
- An annual subscription to Australian Poetry
- Book pack from Allen & Unwin
- The First Friend by Malcolm Knox
- When Life Gives You Lemurs by Tim Husband with Deborah Kane
- The Knowledge Gene by Lynne Kelly
- The Deal by Alex Miller
Prize #10
- Enjoy a gnocchi feast for two at The Moat
- $150 gift voucher from Writers Victoria
- An annual membership to The Wheeler Centre + a double pass to Helen Garner: The Season
- A copy of Aniko Press’s fourth issue
- Book pack from Affirm Press:
- After the Worst Has Happened by Richard Gosling
- Australia’s Most Bizarre Crimes by Peter Coleman
- Smoke by Michael Brissenden
- The Crag by Clare Sutherland
Prize #11
- Enjoy a gnocchi feast for two at The Moat
- $150 gift voucher from Writers Victoria
- Annual membership to The Melbourne Atheneum Library
- Tarot Reading by George Kartas
- Book pack from Transit Lounge:
- The White Cockatoo Flowers by Ouyang Yu
- Oblivion by Patrick Hollan
- Mural by Stephen Downes
- The Bell of the World by Gregory Day
- The Rewilding by Donna M Cameron
- All You Took From Me Lisa Kenway
- My Name is Gucci by Sun Jung
- Beam of Light by John Kinsella
- The Changing Room by Belinda Cranston
- A Cold Season by Matthew Hooper
Prize #12
- A double pass to visit Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design at Heide Museum of Modern Art, an exhibition catalogue + a gifted item from the Heide Third Draw Down Design Store
- Two tickets to Lido Cinemas
- An annual subscription to Splinter Journal
- Book pack from Pantera Press
- What’s Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness
- Together We Fall Apart by Sophie Matthiesson
- Between Husbands and Wives by Susannah Glenn
- Human? A Lie That Has Been Killing Uss Since 1788 by Ziggy Ramo
- Inheritance by Genevieve Gannon
Prize #13
- Enjoy a gnocchi feast for two at The Moat
- Annual subscription to Voiceworks + back issues
- $100 Amplify Bookstore voucher
- Book pack from Scribner:
- The Temperature by Kat Gibson
- My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
- 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le
- The Humming Bird Effect by Kate Mildenhall
- The Modern by Anna Kate Blair
- The Men Who Killed the News by Eric Beecher Lest by Mark Dapin
- Bennelong & Phillip by Kate Fullagar
- The Storytellers by Leigh Sales
2024 Subscriberthon Donors & Supporters
Writers Victoria would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of the businesses and organisations that have supported our 2024 Subscriberthon. Without them we could not bring you the fabulous prize packs we have on offer, and we’re so grateful for their ongoing support. Visit them online now to find out more about their excellent services and products.
