Next Wave Festival are currently accepting Expressions of Interest for experimental, political and interdisciplinary projects to form part of Next Wave Festival 2016. (more…)

The SA Writers Centre is excited to announce the Hachette Mentoring Program Proudly presented by Hachette Australia in partnership with SA Writers Centre. The South Australian Hachette Mentoring Program [SAHMP] offers a professional mentorship opportunity for one South Australian writer a year to work with Sophie Hamley, Publisher with Hachette Australia and former President of […]

In an Adelaide first, we’re offering an exclusive opportunity to learn from some of the greatest digital innovators from around the country, in partnership with the Walkley Foundation. (more…)

The Copyright Agency has announced it will award a $40,000 Fellowship to a mid-to-late career author for the development and creation of a new work. (more…)

There are ten Australian Author magazine packs to be won. Simply sign up to our enews before 6 May to be in the running. Sign up here. Winners will be notified via email and must be able to collect their packs from the Centre. Australian Author magazine is published by the Australian Society of Authors […]

Check out Kevin O’Brien in Tales of the City, SA Weekend (25 April, 2015). Kevin will be holding a number of high quality workshops in our current program.   (more…)

Previous Writer in Residence, Rose Hartley, has just been accepted into the 2015 Clarion Writers’ Workshop in San Diego! She’ll be studying the art of the science fiction/fantasy short story under the tutelage of Margo Lanagan and other awesome writers. (more…)

By Tracy Marsh I love printed books. I love the touch, the smell, displaying them in a bookcase and stacked up next to my bed. I love to walk into a bookshop and waste away an hour of my day browsing, reading and eventually buying books! I am a diehard print publisher of books, bookazines […]

Congratulations to the newly appointed editors as part of SA Writers Centre’s young editors project, Dubnium.  (more…)

SA Writers Centre is giving away a ticket to one lucky person to attend our Writing Worlds within Worlds workshop with award winning playwright and interstate guest, Fin Kruckemeyer. All you have to do is tell us the name of your fictional world, if you were writing one. You must comment with this world name […]

Special pre announcement alert! We have partnered with a major publishing company for our inaugural mentorship program. This is a unique professional mentorship opportunity that will provide advice and guidance to assist a writer’s manuscript to become a publishable standard. MORE DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON… be sure to keep your eye on our website, […]

Pitch us a blog post that is relevant to the industry and you COULD WIN a place to our Book to Blog and Back full day workshop (valued at $160), held on 12 April 2015. Requirements: Please email us your pitch (less than 200 words) links to two pieces to give us an idea of […]

From now until 7 March, the Kill Your Darlings Writers Workshop is offering all new and renewing print subscribers a year-long subscription and a 3000-word manuscript assessment, for just $100. TWO lucky winners will receive the subscription plus manuscript assessment package FOR FREE.  (more…)

The NGV will host the inaugural Melbourne Art Book Fair, 1−3 May at NGV International, gathering together some of the most creative Australian and international book designers and publishers in an architecturally designed experience in NGV’s Great Hall. A number of exhibitors will showcase fine art, architecture and design publications as well as limited editions […]

The Stella Prize is delighted to announce the 2015 Stella Prize longlist. (more…)