Notification of Annual General Meeting Dear members, The Writers SA (ABN 40783458265) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 6pm on Thursday 25 May, online via Zoom. Call for Nominations: The Writers SA Board of Management consists of eight members. All current financial members are eligible to nominate for the Board of Management. The […]

As 2021 comes to a close, I’m taking a moment to reflect on another big and inspiring year at Writers SA. Adelaide Writers Week We opened the year at Adelaide Writers Week, where we presented – alongside a suite of author masterclasses – two incredible performances. First Words was an all-star poetry reading featuring leading First Nations […]

Writers SA is expanding our operations into the regions! Our project No Limits: Young Regional Writers supports literary activities in regional communities and creates industry pathways for young regional writers, from skills to publication. The project supports coordinators in three regional SA locations (Riverland, Eyre Peninsula and Limestone Coast), employs diverse authors to present skills-based […]

FAREWELL, 2020   Well, certainly none of us were expecting 2020 to be quite as eventful as it has been, and there are still a few days left to go. From the bushfire crisis—where writers showed great community leadership to support the relief effort—to the rapid momentum of COVID-19, and the urgent Black Lives Matter […]

Dear Writers SA Members, The Annual General Meeting of Writers SA (the SA Writers Centre Incorporated – ABN 40783458265) will be held at 6pm on Thursday 28 May 2020 via Zoom.  Call for Board of Management Nominations The Writers SA Board of Management consists of eight members. All current financial members are eligible to nominate […]

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 of […]

Image credit: Rose Fletcher (South Australia)   I have been left speechless by the devastation of the fires across Australia and in SA, where Kangaroo Island and the Adelaide Hills continue to burn. The loss of life – human and animal – and damage to country, waterways, sacred places, homes and businesses is heartbreaking. My […]

We’re on the hunt for a part-time (three days per week) Membership & Administration Coordinator to join the Writers SA team in late January 2020. This is a customer-facing role that supports Writers SA’s fabulous members, coordinating the resources we provide to our members, and being the first point of contact with the public on […]

  City of Adelaide and Writers SA announce the inaugural Context: Winter Writing Festival, to be held at Adelaide City Library 12–14 July 2019. Context: Winter Writing Festival is a three-day gathering of diverse local and interstate writers to connect, share ideas and lead conversations about the role of literature and storytelling in contemporary Australian society. The […]

  Writers SA, Flinders University of South Australia, and Harlequin—a division of HarperCollinsPublishers Australia—invite applications for a Commercial Fiction Fellowship for First Nations Writers. In recognition of the scarcity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in Australian commercial fiction, this Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for a writer to work closely with a leading industry […]

Writers SA is thrilled to host British-Asian novelist Preti Taneja, author of We That Are Young, for a special masterclass in association with Adelaide Writers’ Week. In an exclusive and intimate session, find out how Preti was inspired by Shakespeare’s King Lear to write her own novel. Ahead of her exciting visit to Australia, we asked […]

It’s with both joy and sadness that we let you know that we are seeking a new Program Coordinator. Our outgoing coordinator, Matthew Cropley—who has been so integral to Writers SA—is leaving us for an exciting full-time writing opportunity overseas. We are thrilled for Matt and we are so glad his professional writing career is […]

Karen Wyld, an author, freelance writer and weaver, will spend a month in the Ceduna region working with the library and various community-based organisations to present activities for local writers and readers. Karen’s residency is part of Writers SA’s Writers and Readers in Residence Project, in which South Australian writers undertake an artistic residency in […]

Guardian journalist and arts writer Jane Howard will be in Renmark over the next two weeks undertaking a writing residency at the Renmark Paringa Public Library. Jane’s residency is part of Writers SA’s Writers and Readers in Residence Project, in which South Australian writers undertake an artistic residency in regional communities to activate reading as […]

Jessica Alice, Director of Writers SA, today announces Lynda de Koning as the organisation’s next General Manager. “It is with enthusiasm for Writers SA that I welcome Lynda as our General Manager,” Jessica said. “Lynda’s experience and record in South Australia’s arts and creative industries is a great asset to our team, and to writing […]