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Applications for 2018 Regional Small Grants now open

Regional writing groups and organisations in Victoria are able to apply for grants of $880 to subsidise literary activities in their area, thanks to the support of the Grace Marion Wilson Trust.

Applicants must be current regional members of Writers Victoria (in the non-profit organisation or regional writers’ group membership category), or Regional Ambassadors, and based in one of the 48 Local Government Authorities in Regional Victoria as listed on the Creative Victoria website.

Winter School is back!

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What does winter conjure for you? Perhaps it’s seeing your breath come out in clouds on cold mornings, or wrestling with an umbrella in the wind. Or perhaps it’s wrestling with your own words – getting them down, polishing them up, making them sing.

This July, Winter School is back, with fourteen writing workshops to keep your creative fires burning.

The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund: Round 2 Recipients Announced

Round 2 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund received 124 applications, requesting a total of $643,642 in grant money.

This round's judges were Rachel Bin Salleh from Maga Bala Books, Angela Meyer from Echo Publishing and writer Emily Bitto. They were thrilled with the quality of the applications and argued long and hard over the recipients. They awarded $49,230 to 13 applicants.

Jay Kristoff on writing 'LIFEL1K3'

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Writers Victoria intern Ellen O'Brien talks to Jay Kristoff on writing 'LIFEL1K3'

2017 AGM and Annual Report

Nic Brasch (Chair) awards Joel Becker life membership

Many thanks to all of the Writers Victoria members who joined us for the 29th Annual General Meeting last week.

At the meeting Nicolas Brasch, Chair of the Committee of Management, outlined some of the key governance activities for 2017, including:

Our prize winners for March 2018

Welcome to our monthly brag about our Writers Victoria community members who have won awards, been shortlisted or longlisted for writing prizes or received industry recognition.

Robert Lukins on writing ‘The Everlasting Sunday’

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Writers Victoria member Robert Lukins discusses the writing of his debut novel ‘The Everlasting Sunday’.

Jenny Ackland on writing 'Little Gods'

Writers Victoria intern Ellen O'Brien talks to Jenny Ackland about her new novel ‘Little Gods’.

Roger Averill on Writing ‘Relatively Famous’

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Writers Victoria intern Ellen O'Brien talks to Roger Averill about his new novel ‘Relatively Famous’

Barbara Toner on writing ‘Four Respectable Ladies Seek Part-time Husband’

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Barbara Toner discusses writing her twelth book ‘Four Respectable Ladies Seek Part-time Husband’