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 […]

Southern Cross News SA featured a story on Manal’s residency: Upon arrival at Port Augusta, I was met with a warm welcome from the host of the Eco Motel, the place in which I would be staying for the week. We had some lovely conversation about east Africa and other parts of the world as […]

Writers SA is running a Writers and Readers in Residence program sending authors out to interact with communities and create new work. Read about poet Manal Younus’ experience in Port Augusta as the first writer on the program:   When I was in the fourth grade, we were tasked with choosing a town in South […]

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 […]

Poet Manal Younus will spend this week in Port Augusta, where she will work with the Port Augusta Public Library and community groups to write and connect with local writers and readers. The Library will host a Meet The Poet event on Thursday 13 September. Younus’s residency is part of Writers SA’s Writers and Readers in Residence […]

We had a blast at the Salisbury Writers Festival last month, and I particularly enjoyed meeting so many of you for one-on-one consultations. It was great to hear about the different things local writers are working on—the ingenious ideas, the fascinating plays with form and genre, and the generous tellings of your lives that have […]

This week we welcome Bernice Chauly to Adelaide as part of our partnership with George Town Literary Festival, Penang – our Malaysian sister city. Bernice is a writer, filmmaker, actor and festival director. She will be in residence until mid-March and will appear at Adelaide Writers’ Week. Before she jets home, she’ll host a session […]

By Christmas all my books were in boxes, where they will stay for the next six months while we get some work done on the house. The boxes are neatly stashed in the ex-table-tennis-room of some friends. ‘Ex’ because no table tennis will be played for quite some time: these generous friends already had someone […]

By Liana Skrzypczak Now in its 19th year, the National Young Writers’ Festival, creative partner of the much celebrated TiNA (This is Not Art festival), just keeps getting better. This year, South Australian co-director, Annie Waters and her team upheld the long-running festival tradition of diversity and inclusion. They were looking for minority voices, multi-disciplinary […]

By Victoria Purman Dialogue: a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play or film So, that sounds simple, right? Dialogue is a conversation, with two – or sometimes more – people talking to each other. The aim of dialogue is to move the story forward, to show interactions between […]

By Dr. Scott Zarcinas Turning your writing into a business that pays you an income is an aspiration of many writers. Monetising your words so that you can leave your day job is a dream for many wordsmiths. JOIN US FOR WRITING BUSINESS SECRETS The fact that many bestselling authors have achieved this is testimony […]

by Jane Turner Goldsmith “Get him up the tree; throw rocks at him; get him down”. So runs the formula for the classic story, also known as the three-act play structure or the ‘narrative arc’ of a story. All the ingredients of a satisfying story are here: conflict, challenge, resolution. If you think about it, […]

Events and Workshops in Adelaide at SA Writers Centre Here’s your quick downloadable and shareable pdf events and workshop guide: Events and Workshops – August Events & Workshops – September (more…)