If you’re looking to get words on the page and develop consistency in your writing practice, or just shake up your usual writing methods, writing sprints may be for you! Here’s a quick guide to getting started and making the most of a sprint, including prompts to get the words flowing. What is a writing […]
We field a lot of questions at Writers SA about publishing contracts and while we can’t give you legal advice, we can give you general advice on what the brightest red flags are to watch out for, so strap yourself in for a long read! At the end of this post we’ll also give some […]
Your guide to a literary Adelaide Fringe Festival for 2023
Back by popular demand, our scintillating series of Writers Studio events in association with Adelaide Writers’ Week returns! These special masterclasses provide rare insight and practical writing guidance with unparalleled Australian authors. Join Paddy Manning (NSW) for a deep dive into biography and non-fiction, Ellen van Neerven (QLD) will explore Desire In Poetry, and Charlie Archbold (SA) will […]
How did Viking women live, love and die? How can we encounter them as flesh-and-blood beings with fears and feelings – not just as names in sagas or runes carved into stone? Join Lisa L. Hannett in conversation with Hannah Kent at Dymocks, Rundle Mall, to launch Lisa’s new book, Viking Women: Life and Lore. […]
We have a copy of Rose Hartley’s novel Maggie’s Going Nowhere to giveaway!
Rose Hartley graduated from the Clarion Writers’ Workshop in San Diego, and has been awarded a Varuna fellowship and residencies at Writers SA and Manning Clark House, and was selected for the Hachette Mentoring Program. Her short story ‘No Other Men in Mitchell’ was nominated for an Australian Shadows Award and her poem ‘Metal Fume […]
Here. Now. Feast Here. Now. Feast. was a literary showcase celebrating the voices of queer regional young people from across South Australia. Featuring readings of new poetry, stories, letters, speeches, and scripts commissioned and presented by Writers SA and D’faces in Whyalla for Feast Festival 2022. Watch the livestream recording below. Dear You We invited all LGBTQIA+ young people […]
As 2022 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on another big and inspiring year at Writers SA in pictures. From our writing events all over the state as part of No Limits, to the Deaf writers group performance event See Me Through My Hands, to Context Writers Festival in Adelaide, we […]
Writers SA is making some changes to our membership pricing structure. In the decades since our inception in 1985 as the first writers centre in Australia, Writers SA has maintained the same membership structure and pricing. And yet, the quality and amount of program offerings has consistently improved, delivering better outcomes and services to our […]
Late last year we launched a very special regional project out into the world and now it’s time to say goodbye to this chapter of the story. That project was No Limits: Young Regional Writers and together our regional team have delivered writing workshops, commissions, micro-residencies, reading events, scratch nights, zines and a host of […]
In the Margins was a collaborative reading project about connecting young regional readers through shared experience and outcome. Throughout the project, a selected story made its way across the state, being passed from reader to reader. As it travelled, readers continued to add their annotations, thoughts and questions in the margins. Over time adding layers […]
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. If you’re a Writers SA member who has celebrated a writing achievement recently, fill out this form to be included in our next feature. November 2022 Caroline Reid‘s […]
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, Georgie asks: “Hi! I have been playing with an idea for a novel for a couple years now, but get […]
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