Member Milestones March 2025
Congratulations to these Writers Victoria members on their recent writing milestones! From new book releases to prizes and awards, fellowships to residencies, publications to honourable mentions and beyond, we are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of our members! Andrea Rowe‘s picture book, Amid the Sand Dunes (Hardie Grant) – illustrated by Hannah Sommerville – has been announced as a 2025…
FAQs: The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund
The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund recognises the unique value of travel in the development of writing and literary careers. There is little more than 1 week left to submit your application for Round 13 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund before it closes on Sunday 23 March, 11:59pm AEDT. Applicants can apply for…
Michelle Staff Wins The 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship
On Wednesday 5 March, in front of a large audience at Adelaide Writers’ Week, Michelle Staff (ACT) was announced as winner of the 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. Michelle Staff was awarded $20,000 for her proposed joint biography of sisters Bessie Rischbieth and Olive Evans, two influential activist women in Australia’s feminist, social and political…
Anne-Marie Te Whiu on Deep Listening, Escaping Into Books and Writing Back to the Archives
Anne-Marie Te Whiu is an Australian-born Māori who belongs to the Te Rarawa iwi in Hokianga, Aotearoa NZ. She lives on unceded Wangal Country. She is freelance a cultural producer, writer, editor and weaver. Her forthcoming debut poetry collection titled Mettle will be published by University of Queensland Press in 2025. This month, Anne-Marie is running a workshop…
Member Milestones January–February 2025
Congratulations to these Writers Victoria members on their recent writing milestones! From new book releases to prizes and awards, fellowships to residencies, publications to honourable mentions and beyond, we are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of our members! Alison Pouliot’s book The Allure of Fungi (CSIROI Publishing) has been released as an audiobook. A preview is available via…