Writers SA’s literary journal – Splinter – is inviting First Nations writers from around Australia and the world to submit to its third issue. Splinter is seeking fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and experimental work from emerging and established writers for the issue, which will be published in November 2025. The issue – the journal’s third – will be an all-First Nations publication […]

We are thrilled to announce THOMAS GURN as the winning recipient of the 2025 Deep Creek Residency Fellowship.  Tom will be the fourth South Australian writer to be supported with time, space & mentoring via this Fellowship. Tom will be mentored by the wise and wildly talented, Favel Parrett, and will work on his project in […]

Bats are falling from the sky. There’s an inexplicable knocking on the front door at 2am. The Australian election took place in a parallel universe where climate change doesn’t seem to exist. A man you’ve never met before says he sees you in his dreams. If the apocalypse isn’t here yet (debatable), the writing in […]

The Annual General Meeting of Writers SA (the SA Writers Centre Incorporated – ABN 40783458265) will be held on Tuesday May 27, 6:30pm via Zoom. The 2025 Annual General Meeting Agenda: Please register your attendance by 2pm Tuesday May 27. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link. Please check your […]

We’re giving away 5 double passes for the upcoming Australian cinema release of The Salt Path, based on the bestselling memoir.

Bookings have now opened for Context Writers Festival! Register now to secure your spot.

We have 5 double passes to giveaway to Inside The Publishing House, presented by Emerging Writers’ Festival in partnership with Hachette Australia.

Meanjin and Splinter are thrilled to announce a new joint subscription: just one registration at one price to receive both print journals!

On behalf of the Board of Writers SA, I would like to share that Laura Kroetsch has made the difficult decision to step down from her role as Chief Executive Officer due to health concerns. Although Laura’s time with Writers SA has been short, she has driven an integral expansion of our vision that writing […]

Lightpoet/Shutterstock Julian Novitz, Swinburne University of Technology It is rare to see a newly published book that doesn’t come with a ringing endorsement from at least one or two familiar names. Well known authors will laud a new title as “brilliant”, “moving” or “thought-provoking” and testify that they were “unable to put it down” – […]

We are delighted to once again partner with Matilda Bookshop and Ultimo Press for the Deep Creek Residency Fellowship 2025. Now in its fourth year, the residency offers the winning South Australian writer time away to write and the opportunity to work on a manuscript with a mentor, this year it is the award-winning novelist […]

Every month we take a moment to congratulate Writers SA members on their writing successes, from new book releases, to prizes, fellowships, awards, publication credits and more. (more…)

We have 5 double passes to giveaway to Writers SA members for BIRD IN CINEMAS FEB 20 Anchored in the authentic storytelling talent of Academy Award® winning Director Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank), BIRD has received global recognition for its powerful performances and mind-stirring narrative that challenges conventional genres. BIRD stars BAFTA-winner and Academy […]

Every month we take a moment to congratulate Writers SA members on their writing successes, from new book releases, to prizes, fellowships, awards, publication credits and more. (more…)

After the launch of its first issue last month, Writers SA’s literary journal Splinter is excited to invite submissions for issue two. Splinter is enthusiastic about publishing diverse and intersectional voices and welcomes submissions from writers of all experience levels based anywhere in the world. Because supporting the local writing community is one of our […]