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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Filled with writing from across the globe and conceived, edited, and designed in South Australia, the bumper first edition of our literary journal launches today.

In its second year, we’re thrilled to announce the winners for the 2025’s SA Literary Fellowships.

Writers with disability or who are D/deaf are invited to apply for a two-week fellowship at Varuna, with travel costs covered. This program is being offered nationally for the first time in 2025!

Held across the country from 7-14 July 2024, NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Writers SA and Matilda Bookshop are so excited to announce REBECCA BURTON as this year’s winner of the Deep Creek Residency which includes mentoring with Rachael Mead and an assessment by Ultimo Press. “This year’s highly impressive shortlist included a diversity of voices and forms, including resonant writing about migrant experiences in Australia, an evocative […]

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 in a beautiful bush setting. Now in our third year, we are so thrilled to be […]

Every season we offer Writers SA members access to a program of free events (as well as 30% off full price workshops), designed to connect you with your writing community, promote skill development, and cover aspects of the publishing and writing industry.

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…)