In 2021, Writers SA has partnered with Varuna, the National Writers’ House, to offer two new writing residency and development fellowships for South Australian writers working in any genre or form. We have introduced the SA First Nations Writers Fellowship, alongside the SA Emerging Writers Fellowship (formerly the Young Writers […]
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Win a copy of The Lamplighters
At last, the writerly (and readerly) seasons are upon us. If you need a new read, we have a copy of The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (Pan Macmillan) to giveaway! Cornwall, 1972. Three lighthouse keepers vanish from a remote rock, miles from the shore. The entrance door is locked from […]
Q&A: author Claire G. Coleman on blending genre and the writing life
Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar woman whose family have belonged to the south coast of Western Australia since long before history started being recorded. She writes fiction, essays, poetry and art writing, and we are lucky to have her lead an online workshop on blending genre. Claire wrote her […]
Win tickets to see Girls Can’t Surf
Described as “an empowering history of badass women”, GIRLS CAN’T SURF is the untold story of how a band of renegade surfer girls in the 1980s fought to create their own professional sport, changing surf culture forever. It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of […]
Monthly Member Milestones 2021
Last year we began a series of blog posts highlighting new book releases from the Writers SA member community. The response was so positive that we’ve decided to expand our monthly posts to include writing successes of all kinds, from new book releases to prizes, fellowships and residencies to other […]
Member giveaway: win a copy of The Codebreakers
The Codebreakers (HarperCollins) is inspired by the real-life codebreaking women of Australia’s top-secret Central Bureau in Brisbane in WWII. Author Alli Sinclair interviewed the real life codebreakers to learn more about their lives and roles to tell a fascinating, untold part of Australian history. 1943, Brisbane: the war continues to devastate […]
Giveaway! Win a double pass to see French Exit
Releasing to Australian and New Zealand cinemas on March 18, French Exit is based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt. “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but things didn’t go as planned. Her […]
Your guide to a literary Fringe
‘Mad March’ is nearly here, and the (socially-distanced) Adelaide Fringe Festival begins this Friday! To help fellow book-lovers and literary fans get the most out of the program, we’ve created a mini-guide to the Adelaide Fringe Festival, with just some of the events featuring writers both local and visiting, and […]
Revealing our Writers Studio workshops, in association with Adelaide Writers’ Week
Back by popular demand, our scintillating series of Writers Studio events in association with Adelaide Writers’ Week returns! Hosted by revered guest authors, this is your chance to learn from the nation’s finest writers, right here in Adelaide. Join Will Kostakis for an exclusive workshop about writing YA; bestselling author […]
Q&A: YA author Margot McGovern on faery tales and the writing life
Margot McGovern is a YA author based in Adelaide, and we are lucky to have her kick off the first in-person workshop for 2021, on Re-imagining Faery Tales. Margot’s contemporary YA manuscript, Neverland, was short-listed for the 2015 Text Prize and published by Penguin Random House Australia in April 2018. Margot […]
Win tickets to Penguin Bloom!
Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom (Academy Award® nominated Naomi Watts) a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Releasing to Australian and New Zealand cinemas on January 21, the film is based on the award-winning photography […]
WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS
Because Writers SA believes in fostering all writers, even from a young age, we hold writing workshops for young people regularly throughout the year and in the school holidays. The emphasis is on fun and coming away with something tangible. If you are from a school or organisation we can […]
End-of-year message from the Director
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 […]
Writers SA New Summer Program
Writers SA is excited to launch our 2021 summer program! We are delighted to share with you our first quarterly program of events for 2021, featuring a suite of leading local and national writers. From long term programs like the SA First Nations Writers Group, Manuscript Incubator and First Draft, […]
Win a double pass to see MY SALINGER YEAR
The much-anticipated new film by writer/director Philippe Falardeau (‘Monsieur Lazhar’), MY SALINGER YEAR unites three-time Oscar®-nominee Sigourney Weaver and new talent Margaret Qualley (‘Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood’) for a hugely enjoyable adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s internationally bestselling memoir, about a young graduate’s experiences at an old-fashioned New York literary agency in […]
