Emily Palmer, Administrative Unicorn If you could be a super hero, what power would you like to have? I would love the power to keep my room tidy, without trying, so I didn’t continually drive my partner crazy. Basically, I would be the world’s most boring superhero – I could keep the headquarters neat, while […]

Have you got what it takes to make it in the world of online music, entertainment and culture? Rip It Up is looking for a bright spark to join our digital content team as a Casual Staff Writer, working 1-2 days per week. That’s right, an actual paid job. In the media/music industry! (more…)

On Saturday 15 November Elizabeth Manning DE (National Mentoring Program Coordinator) is offering a free workshop for editors who are interested in being mentors in the program. If you’re thinking of applying to become a mentor, this is your opportunity to find out from the national and state coordinators exactly what’s involved, why it’s worth […]

By Kevin O’Brien Why not join us for the Fiction Feedback focus group? I should start this blog post by saying that good editors will ask you more than five questions about your novel, but I’ve chosen the following issues in particular as they can be the hardest to fix if left until the end […]

For a limited time only, we are offering members a chance to promote your book via our enewsletter with a very special discounted offer on advertising. This is such a great opportunity to get your book noticed by a wide range of readers and have the blurb and cover of the book delivered right to […]

Publishing platform Tablo has partnered with Momentum, the digital arm of major Australian publishing house Pan Macmillan, to uncover the next generation of bestselling authors. In what could be the start of an entirely new publishing model, Tablo will make a first ever attempt to spot future bestselling authors while they’re still writing their books. […]

Text Publishing is looking for an enthusiastic person to join its energetic, highly effective team in a full-time, one-year contract position.  (more…)

By Lynette Washington This year I embarked on the biggest editing job of my career. In the past I’d edited individual stories, mammoth technical manuals, small magazines, brochures and websites, but I’d never edited a collection of short stories, and this task felt different. More important. The collection, which came to be called Breaking Beauty, […]

Applications are open for our Writers in Residence program for 2015. Please note: DEADLINE FOR ALL 2015 APPLICATIONS FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 5PM   This information and application form is for the SA Writers Centre’s “Writer in Residence Program (Emerging Writers)”. Applicants must be available to take up residency during the time frames below. (more…)

Applications for the Australian Society of Authors’ Emerging Writers’ and Illustrators’ Mentorship Program close next Friday, 31 October 2014. Supported by Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, the program provides twenty-five hour mentorships to unpublished writers and illustrators, including graphic novelists. (more…)

Are you a graphic designer specialising in book covers or artwork for writers? As a one time special offer, we are offering you a chance to be listed and advertise your services on our website. Those people who attend the Got it Covered book cover design workshop will automatically be granted a space to a […]

Reminder: A 40 Year Vision for the Arts in SA forum is less than two weeks away! Register now to join us on 5 & 6 November, 9am-5pm at Adelaide Town Hall. With support from Arts SA, some subsidised places are still available for independent and low income artists and arts workers, and final year […]

ANNOUNCING: Unpublished Manuscript Starter Self-publishing Prize (more…)

By Gillian Dooley Three years ago I sent a fan email to a writer I’d just discovered. She had written an amazing novel and I was reviewing it for Radio Adelaide’s Writers’ Radio program. But I wasn’t content with just writing a rave review. I had questions. I wanted answers. So I invited her to speak at […]

By Amy T Matthews It’s Adelaide Writers’ Week and I’m chairing two panels, featuring four writers. I only arrived back in the country a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been flat-out trying to read the books, as well as get two new courses up and running at Flinders University, where I teach. I’ve had […]