‘If our government wants cultural life to return, it must act now’ Along with almost 100 arts groups and organisations, Writers Victoria has signed its name to an open letter from Australia’s arts industry, issuing a clarion call to minister Paul Fletcher. The letter and its signatories are presented here in full, and can also be […]
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30 days. 30 prompts. 30 Words. #WVFlashFic20 Writers Victoria decided to run Flash Fiction again in 2020, after it was so successful when run in celebration of our 30th year in 2019. Every day for thirty days, we posted a prompt on our Twitter and via email for participants to write 30 words about – the
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With the recent travel restrictions and health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, Writers Victoria in consultation with the Myer Foundation have made the decision to postpone the current round of applications to the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. We fully intend to reopen applications for Round 6 later in the year, when travel and international
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MEDIA RELEASE MONDAY 30 MARCH 2020 As the Australian arts sector endures devastation wrought by COVID-19 and national organisations await today’s news of Four-Year Funding outcomes from the Australia Council for the Arts, representatives from state and national literary associations are calling for additional federal funding to the Australia Council, and a swift expansion
This article was originally published in December 2019 on our ‘Writers on Writers Vic’ page, for our 30th year of operating. Award-winning author Simmone Howell has written books, plays, advertorials, manifestos, glossaries, blurbs, non-fiction articles, screenplays and this delightful letter to Writers Victoria, among other things. Simmone, who also teaches creative writing, co-founded the
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Writers Victoria is excited to announce the 2019 Write-ability Fellows. Five writers with disability will receive tailored support for their writing project in the form of mentoring, manuscript assessment and/or attendance at Writers Victoria workshops, thanks to the generous support of the Grace Marion Wilson Trust. This year, a record number of applications for Write-ability
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Writers Victoria is so pleased to announce the recipient of our Only Connect Digital Writer Residency for Carers: Regional and Rural Writers for 2019. Bel Woods is a Victorian writer, residing in Ballarat. She enjoys both contemporary and lyrical literary fiction, especially the exploration of female characters within these contexts. She is currently a WoMentoring
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Writers Victoria is delighted to announce Melbourne-based writer Nancy Langham-Hooper as the recipient of the first Only Connect Digital Writer Residency for Carers for 2019. Nancy has lived in the USA, UK and Australia and holds a PhD in art history. She is the primary carer for a child with a disability. Judges for Nancy’s
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A creative writing PhD looks pretty good on paper. A research adventure into a topic you find fascinating, mentoring from expert supervisors, immersion in a creative community and in some cases a scholarship to go with it, all with the aim of adding something new to the literary landscape. But is it right for you?
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Thanks to a donation, Writers Victoria is running a series of professional development opportunities for women writers of colour and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women this year. The program aims to reduce barriers and increase publication and professional development opportunities for women of colour and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Victoria. It will
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