We have a copy of True Friends (UQP) up for grabs! In True Friends, acclaimed author Patti Miller recounts the joyful making and then painful ending of a long, close friendship. It is a deep and influential relationship in her life, but when it inexplicably unravels, Patti is left searching for answers. As she tries […]

Earlier this year, Lara Saunders undertook the Writers SA Emerging Writers Fellowship, spending seven days at Varuna the National Writers’ House, with a travel subsidy and manuscript consultation. Applications for the annual fellowships are now open for 2022. Last year I was lucky enough to be one of the joint winners of the Writers SA’s […]

We have a copy of The Sorrow Stone (UQP) up for grabs! From author Kári Gíslason comes an epic novel that reimagines the fate of one of Iceland’s famous women of history. Dramatic and urgent in its telling, The Sorrow Stone celebrates one woman’s quest, against the breathtaking backdrop of theIcelandic countryside, taking a maligned […]

We have a double pass to see SIARAD up for grabs, plus a copy of the book! In collaboration with Adelaide Fringe and Arts South Australia, we’re excited to present performances of Caroline Reid’s SIARAD as part of Mount Gambier Fringe. SIARAD (a welsh word meaning “to speak”) is the perfect blend of poetry, theatre […]

We have ten double passes to see Book of Love up for grabs! BOOK OF LOVE follows Henry (Sam Claflin) an uptight English writer whose novel is a total failure. One bright spot is that the book is hit in Mexico but when he is invited to the country to promote it, he soon discovers […]

A big thank you to Overland Journal for sponsoring a subscription as part of our 2023 Member Drive! Overland – Australia’s only radical literary magazine – has been showcasing brilliant and progressive fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art since 1954. The magazine has published some of Australia’s most iconic writers, and continues to give space to […]

https://lendingrights.arts.gov.au/ **This post has been updated with new information for indie authors March 2023 For those who don’t know what these acronyms stand for, they are public lending rights and educational lending rights. I’m not an expert but I’m going to unpack a little about what these are, who needs them, and what next. To […]

We have ten double passes to see Miss Marx up for grabs! MISS MARX is a new biopic about the bright, passionate and free Eleanor Marx (played by Bafta and Golden Globe nominated performer Romola Garai, Suffragette, Atonement), the youngest daughter of socialist revolutionary Karl Marx. Among the first women to link the themes of […]

Together with Liminal magazine we are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Liminal & Writers SA 2022 Editorial Mentorship for emerging Asian-Australian editors in South Australia. Lyn Dickens, co-founder of new South Australian literary journal The Saltbush Review and a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide, will undertake a fiction […]

  South Australian author, poet and creative writing teacher, Jude Aquilina will be touring the Limestone Coast from 15th February to 7th March as Writers SA’s latest Writer in Residence. Jude will be visiting several towns in the region to connect with readers and writers through free workshops, one-on-one consultations with writers at all stages […]

For short story fans, we have a copy of 2020 QLA Glendower winner Fiona Robertson’s debut collection, If You’re Happy (UQP) to give away. The stories in this impressive, thoughtful collection explore the human heart and its desire and capacity for joy in a turbulent world. A divorced woman discovers a growing sinkhole in her […]

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 some of the finest visiting authors and poets, right here in Adelaide. Join Emily Bitto for a deep dive into theme, symbolism and imagery; UK […]

  Best-selling picture book author, Katrina Germein, will be travelling to the Riverland in South Australia this February as Writers SA’s latest Writer in Residence. Germein will be visiting Barmera, Renmark, and Berri in the first two weeks of February to connect with readers and writers through one-on-one consultations, and spending time working on upcoming […]

Writers SA is hiring an Operations Manager to join the team in February 2022. The Operations Manager is a newly created role overseeing Writers SA’s membership program, general administration and project management. It is a customer-facing role as the first point of contact between our members, the public and the Writers SA team. The Operations […]

We’re pleased to announce the winners of the Writers SA Feast Short Story Competition for 2021! The competition entries spanned a range of subjects and genres from dystopian sci-fi to stream-of-consciousness, with an open theme. All finalists were wonderfully written – congratulations to the winners and the highly commended entries! The winning stories were distinguished […]