Writers Victoria

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 […]

2021 Hazel Rowley Fellowship opens   Applications are now open for the 2021 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. Now in its tenth year, the Fellowship established to commemorate the life, ideas and writing of Hazel Rowley (1951–2011) will award $15,000 to an Australian writer to support the research and development of a new biographical work. “The

We’re thrilled to announce the appointment of Lucy Hamilton as Writers Victoria’s new CEO. Lucy comes to Writers Victoria from Express Media, where she has been the General Manager and CEO for the past three years. Prior to this, she was the Partnerships Coordinator at Regional Arts Victoria. Lucy has held voluntary roles with Multicultural Arts

We were shocked to hear the news that our friends and collaborators at Writing NSW are set to lose their ongoing state government funding at the end of this year, as part of a decision by Create NSW to grant just 5% of long-term arts funding to literature. This decision leaves Writing NSW at risk of

Writers Victoria would like to express our heartfelt congratulations and support to our CEO Dr Angela Savage, who has today been announced as the inaugural CEO of Public Libraries Victoria. Angela has been a strong and steadfast advocate for writers in Victoria, demonstrating commitment to the craft of writing, and supporting writers at all stages

Thanks to a recent generous donation, Writers Victoria is offering a Woman of Colour based in Victoria a paid commission for a new piece of work to be published in The Victorian Writer magazine (to the value of $200).   Submissions must align with one of our upcoming themes, which are: October-November: Chrysalis – emerging writers, emerging from

Writers Victoria is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the twelfth Grace Marion Wilson Emerging Writers Competition. Short story or creative non-fiction submissions of between 2,000 and 3,000 words are being accepted from emerging Victorian writers who have no more than three stories or articles published in a recognised book, magazine, or

While COVID-19 brought our timeline forward, Writers Victoria has been exploring how best to incorporate online learning into our professional development and creative practice programming to continue to support all our members, including those who are unable to attend our in-person workshops or who prefer to learn remotely at their own pace. With self-isolation providing

We are thrilled to have our 2020 Season Two program out in the world, with bookings open now – make sure to book in early so you don’t miss out! As a response to the global coronavirus pandemic we have shifted our program online, allowing attendance from wherever you may be, nationwide. We’re here to support