Program of Writing Workshops and Events We’re very excited to present our first quarter writing program and want to encourage you to take advantage of the wonderful writing workshops and events we have on offer. You’ll be able to choose from a range of wonderful learning and development experiences including Become a Paid Travel Writer […]

By Raelke Grimmer Twitter is great, but let’s be honest, it can also be a jealousy-making machine. Especially when it feels like everyone on your Twitter feed is live-tweeting from the most incredible Writers’ Festivals around Australia, and you’re missing out because you’re not there. This is, partly, the person’s own fault. If you really […]

By Vanessa Jones As a writer, you may be quick to disregard LinkedIn assuming that it’s for those who work in the corporate world only. But the professional business networking site, which has been around for nearly twelve years, has over 300 million users and shouldn’t be underestimated as a tool for writers.  (more…)

This was first published in the Australian Society of Authors enewsletter. If you have any questions or concerns about your contract, please contact the ASA for assistance. The ASA is concerned about the increasing number of authors being presented with book publishing contracts which require the author to assign copyright to the publisher. Of particular […]

By Mike Ladd Born: July 5, 1935, Boleroo Centre Died: September 9, 2012, Adelaide. Poet, playwright and short story writer John Griffin grew up at Hammond in the mid-north of South Australia, the son of a farmer and shop owner. The family farm was often in the grip of drought – John used to joke […]

If you missed Adelaide Writers’ Week or wish you could revisit it, never fear – podcasts are now available. Check out the Adelaide Festival Website to hear them. (more…)

The Stella Prize shortlist has been announced: (more…)

The Miles Franklin longlist has been announced. You can find it on the Miles Franklin Literary Award website. (more…)

You’ll notice in our program that we have a practical workshop on writing for radio coming up. You may be thinking, why write for radio? Well, there are a number of opportunities to get your writing out there, that you may not have yet considered. One of them being narrative drama for radio. Here, we’ve […]

Expressions of interest are being sought for an exciting community arts training opportunity. Expressions of interest due 5 May. Community Arts in Place: Developing a Community Arts Practice This intensive program is an initiative of the Adelaide City Council and is funded through an Arts SA Community Arts Sector Development Grant. Twelve artists will be […]

By Eleanor Scicchitano Linked under the banner of ‘the liberal arts’, visual art and literature are united in their shared quest to explore, celebrate and create beauty, tragedy and the human condition. At the core of both these traditions is a desire for the creators to tell stories that enable understanding through exploration. The artists […]

The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) will accept applications for the annual Ray Koppe Young Writers’ Residency in April. The program is open to writers and book illustrators who have not yet had a full-length work published and have a limited publication history of short works. Judges will accept submissions across a range of genres, […]

By Jane Turner Goldsmith I was cured of my writers’ block one autumn day in Toronto, about 15 years ago. I was attending a creative writing session at the library. The room was packed; they had a series of Canadian authors presenting their ‘how to do it’ tips. It was cold outside and cosy in […]

By Walter Mason  I’ve never really been much of a one for big things. Even though I come from Queensland, the lure of big things, grand vistas and sublime moments has never really been felt. I have always focused firmly on the small, the domestic. It is this perspective which grounds me, and which I […]

This is a snippet from a brief talk I’ll be giving at the SA Writers Centre this Thursday on the subject of what editors do.  Whenever I tell people I’m a book editor, and the conversation doesn’t swiftly move on, their first question is usually, ‘So what do editors do?’ Their tone is that of […]