Matilda Bookshop, in partnership with Writers SA, and in association with Ultimo Press, offers an annual residency fellowship to a South Australian writer. The fellowship provides support (time, writing space and mentoring) to work on a writing project of literary merit in a beautiful bush setting. Now in our third year, we are so thrilled to be once again offering a local writer this incredible opportunity to develop their work.

2024’s shortlisted applicants are as follows:

Nick Iadanza: They Called Us Foxes

Karen Devenport: Mentor to Monster 

Rebecca Freeborn: Half-life 

Silke Sitzler: Thecla

Celeste Wong: Sorry

Rebecca Burton: Winter in Cairo

Thank you to all who applied and shared your words with us. Our hearty congratulations to those who have been shortlisted. We are thrilled to be supporting South Australian writers and look forward to announcing the winner on JUNE 28.