Writeability began in 2012 as a pilot partnership with Arts Access Victoria that encompassed access support, mentoring and manuscript assessments for aspiring and emerging writers with disability. The program expanded to included the Writeability Goes Regional and Online program in 2017, supported by the Australian government through the Department of Communication and the Arts’ Catalyst—Australian Arts and Culture Fund.
Writeability is also supported by the Grace Marion Wilson Trust and has provided professional development and publication opportunities for hundreds of writers with disability. This archive records much of that activity and showcases the work of talented writers with disability that might otherwise have gone unheard. Click through using the links below to view webinars and read articles, stories and other material produced as part of the Writeability and Writeability Goes Regional and Online programs.
2022
- 2022 Writeability Fellowship Winners
- Anna Spargo-Ryan on Memory and Memoir Jess Obersby
- Recipients of The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund, Round 7
2021
- Fiona Murphy on Structure and Memoir: A Writer’s Process Amy Bullow
- Heidi Everett on Own Voices, Rewriting ‘Normal’ and ‘My Friend Fox’ Jess Obersby
- Limiting Disability in Literature Jessica White
- Opening Doors to Storm the City Maribel Steel
- The 2021 Grace Marion Wilson Writeability Fellowships Announced
- The Good, the Bad and the Surprising: Reflections on Mentoring in a Writability Fellowship Tim Hobart and Tim Williams
- To Zoom or not to Zoom? Jo Weston
- Writeability springboards Own Voices on the Mornington Peninsula Andrea Rowe
2020
- Behind The Scenes, Part 1 – Readings and interviews from Shepparton WGRO writers & project manager Lyndel Caffrey, presented by local mentor Chris Thompson
- Behind The Scenes, Part 2 – Readings and interviews from Shepparton WGRO writers, presented by local mentor Chris Thompson
- Creative Control: A Celebration of International Day of People with Disability
- Dawn of Covid David Maney
- In The Darkness Stuart Chaplin
- International Day of People with Disability: Anat Bigos writes for Creative Control Anat Bigos
- International Day of People with Disability: Binh Pham writes for Creative Control Binh Pham
- International Day of People with Disability: CB Mako writes for Creative Control CB Mako
- International Day of People with Disability: Christine Davey-White writes for Creative Control Christine Davey-White
- International Day of People with Disability: Fiona Murphy writes for Creative Control Fiona Murphy
- International Day of People with Disability: Jax Jacki Brown writes for Creative Control Jax Jacki Brown
- International Day of People with Disability: Tully Zygier writes for Creative Control Tully Zygier
- Maribel Steel talks about vision loss and her book Blindness for Beginners with Chris Thompson
- My Corporate Memory Sonya Voumard
- New Write-ability program to be launched at Mornington Peninsula
- Q&A: Jessica Obersby speaks to Jacinta Parsons, author of ‘Unseen’ (Affirm Press)
- Stories From Home – Our Selection Featured Writers
- Stories from Home: Weekly Writing in August
- Stories from Home: Writing Our Way Through the Pandemic
- The Land of Opportunity Raphael Kaleb
- View from my Window Laura Pettenuzzo
- Wonderful Life Stuart Chaplin
- Writeability Storms the City
2019
- 2019 Publishability Fellows announced
- 2019 Writeability Fellows announced
- Behind The Scenes Chris Thompson, Ivan Estebeh & Eliza Brodie
- Dulcie Stone Writing Awards Judges Report
- I Am Glenys Ratcliffe
- In Defence of Happy Endings Mary Borsellino
- Invisible MJ McArthur
- Joy turned Into Nightmare Leone Purdy
- My Experience with Anxiety Matt Robertson
- Spoken Word – Anthony Riddell Writeability fellow Anthony Riddelll on 3CR’s Spoken Word
- Westerly DisAbility Westerly Special Edition featuring Writeability authors Heidi Everett, Anthony Riddelll, Jessica Walton
- Writers Victoria Empowering Those with a Disabilty Georgina Jerums
2018
- 2018 GMW Writeability Fellows Announced
- A first draft is just the start, Astrid Edwards
- Border Stories, Episode 1 (podcast) featuring writers with intellectual disability
- Border Stories, Episode 2 (podcast) featuring Cathy Townsend and Tully Zygier
- Border Stories, Episode 3 (podcast) featuring Michael Chan and Robbie Wales
- Change needed at all levels, Jessica Walton
- Change slow, but heading in the right directionJax Jacki Brown
- Days of love and E.F.T.P.O.S., Anthony Riddell
- Dreams of Weightlessness, Sonia Marcon
- Dulcie Stone winners announced
- Find what powers the story, Micheline Lee
- Get to know other writers, Jessica Walton
- Her Name is She, Eve Harris
- Honesty and truth a ‘wrestle’, Micheline Lee
- Learning from the Best: Using Mentor Texts (video) with Sarah Mayor Cox
- Long-form fiction ‘rewarding’, Vincent Silk
- Monday Mornings, Jo Walters
- Never just descrpition – how setting can enhance your story (video) with Angela Savage
- Opportunities for Writers (video) with Jessica Walton
- Storytelling a powerful act, Jax Jacki Brown
- The Fear, Jessica Obersby
- The survey says…, Writeability Project Assistant Alex Fairhill
- Writeability Fellowship Information Session (video) with Writeability Project Officer Harriet Gaffney
- Writing with Schiz, Sean O’Leary
2017
- 2017 Writeability Fellowships announced
- Amplify your own body’s language Andy Jackson
- An Open Letter to Allies Kochava Lilit
- Experimenting with different forms of writing Karen Andrews
- Find the writing form to suit your story Karen Andrews
- Make space Carly Findlay
- On-page representation matters Jessica Walton
- Our Bodies, Our Stories (video) with Jessica Walton
- Pathways to Publication (video) with Carly Findlay
- Respect the readership Shivaun Plozza
- Short thoughts on Carrie Fisher Sam Twyford-Moore
- Stories can change the way we think Jax Jacki Brown
- The Heir and a Spare Mary Borsellino
- There’s strength in numbers Andy Jackson
- Too Many Layers CB Mako
- Untitled Erin Kyan
- We have valuable things to say Jax Jacki Brown
- Write until you are heard Jessica Walton
- Writeability Goes Regional and Online announcement
2016
- 2016 Writeability Fellowships announced
- Art mirrors life Chris Van Ingen
- Hunger Kate Hood
- In Ancient Rome (from Deafness Down) Michael Uniacke
- The internet we imagine Jessica Knight
- The internet we miss Honor Eastly
- The line in the sand Amber Airey
- Three little ducks Christian Ali
- Tom and Annie’s Story Gail M Shell
- World reflected back – diversity in Kid Lit Jessica Walton
- Write What You Don’t Know Natasha Agafonoff
- Writers block can be constructive Micheline Lee
- Writers with disability in Castlemaine
- WV recognised at Vic Disability Awards
- Young people don’t get sick Susan Mackenzie
2015
- Nothing about us, without us Sarah Widdup
- Out of the Shadows Ashlee Bye
- Skeletons of character, Sarah Widdup
- Telling our stories Jax Jacki Brown
- Untold stories of pride Jax Jacki Brown
- Walking next to a hole in the world Sarah Widdup
- Without your health, you have… Michelle Roger
- Writeability goes Beyond Access (video) from Arts Access Victoria
- Writeability goes regional Writeability Project Officer Harriet Gaffney
- Writeability Salon at EWF 2015 Writeability Mentor-in-Residence Fiona Tuomy
- WV welcomes deaf writers (video)
2014
- Devoured piece by piece Michelle Roger
- FUBAR Michelle Roger
- It’s all fun and games Leisa Prowd
- My Friend Fox Heidi Everett
- On blogging and advocacy Carly Findlay
- On writing and medication Heidi Everett
- Ruthie Kate Hood
- The excitement of a blank page Nicole Smith
- The hitch to getting hitched Robert O’Brien
- The Shape of Sound Fiona Murphy
- Unbearable care Kate Hood
- Vale Stella Young Carly Findlay
- Write like someone is watching Carly Findlay
- Writeability Fellowships announced
- Writers reveal their ‘invisible lives’
- Writing is at the very heart Kate Hood
- Writing is my therapy Kate Morell
2013
- The Crier of Greybank Jack Waghorn
- Writeability Fellows announced