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…)

Caroline Reid is our current Writer in Residence. We had a quick Q&A chat with her. If you were a supermarket item, what would you be and why? Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbeque Sauce. It just rolls off the tongue. Who wouldn’t want to be called Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbeque Sauce? If you could be a […]

By Jillian Schedneck I spent two weeks in Chiang Mai, Thailand visiting my sister and her family. My mother and aunt came too, and it was their first time in Thailand. As you can imagine, there was a lot going on. But were there any stories with a clear and compelling beginning, middle and end? […]

by Amelia Walker The red post box creaked greedily as I pulled the parcel chute open, placed my yellow envelope inside, then let go, surrendering months and years of love and labour into the darkness of transit, and ultimately, my publisher. Whoosh. The parcel slid against metal and landed, thud, in the belly of the […]

August 11, 2016 – August 11, 2016 Level 2 Map and Directions | Register Description: Writing Groups Mixer: Join members of all our writers groups to hear about what they do and how to get involved. Come along and meet other members of the Centre, network and listen to someone from the South Australian literary […]

As humans, we are already wired and predisposed to engage in the ancient art of storytelling and scientific studies have demonstrated that our brains are more active and apply meaning to what we are connecting with when we are engrossed in stories. One of the most effective ways to strengthen your brand is to incorporate […]

The Draft Report of the Australian Government Productivity Commission [PC] into Intellectual Property Arrangements was released in April 2016. It contained a number of recommendations on issues affecting writers and the book industry, including on parallel importation restrictions [PIRs] and copyright. The Draft Report covers a wide range of industries, including patent systems, designs, trademarks […]