Welcome to Writers SA’s member-only literary advice column, where our experts respond to your questions about writing, publishing, the literary life and beyond. Got a question? Ask us here. For this installment of Agony Author, Laura asks: “I like to use the read aloud option in Microsoft Word, so I can hear my writing read. […]

Writers SA is bringing Counter Urban Questions to Mt Gambier right in time for Fringe and the team is coming too! Our From the Heart edition will feature local writers and creatives commissioned to create a new piece of writing, poetry or song about what it means to live, love and create in the regions. […]

Be it a night in, a night out or a night alone, Valentine’s Day brings emotions you either get behind or eat about, but you could also complete your day with a romance novel from a South Australian author this Wednesday! Being the resident romance enthusiast at Writers SA, I’ve compiled a short (and incomplete) […]

Your guide to a literary Adelaide Fringe Festival for 2024!

Are you our inaugural Editor? In exciting news for the literary sector and readers, we’re thrilled to announce that we are now hiring for a visionary editor to lead a new national literary journal.

Matilda Bookshop, in partnership with Writers SA, and in association with Ultimo Press, offers an annual residency fellowship to a South Australian writer. The fellowship provides support (time, writing space and mentoring) to work on a writing project of literary merit. Applications will be assessed by Writers SA staff, with the shortlist judged by Writers […]

We’re thrilled to present three events at Adelaide Writers’ Week this year, featuring a stellar line-up of writers, thinkers, and publishing insiders.

We have five double passes to Force of Nature: The Dry 2, to giveaway!

Check out the wrap up video from the 2023 Context Writers Festival, an initiative of the City of Adelaide delivered in partnership with Writers SA.

Back by popular demand, our scintillating series of Writers Studio events in association with Adelaide Writers’ Week return!

Today we say a heartfelt farewell to our brilliant CEO Jessica Alice, as we announce she is stepping down after five and a half wonderful years of leadership.

We have an exciting and rare opportunity to join Writers SA in our key leadership role. We are seeking a highly motivated, organised, and visionary Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation into its exciting new chapter, following a bold 38-year history. (more…)

Writers SA and Varuna the National Writers’ House are delighted to announce the 2023/24 recipient of our SA First Nations Writers Fellowship is Jannali Jones. (more…)

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 are absolutely thrilled to announce the winning recipients of the inaugural SA Literary Fellowships! (more…)