Want to be a part of the 2016 Emerging Writers’ Festival? This is your chance to help shape the innovative and creative program: it’s all about you! Tell us what you want to hear – the discussions about writing you want to have – and whether you want to be one of the people to […]
The Independent Makers and Presenters (IMP) program supports skills and career development and the creation, development and presentation of new work by independent practising professional South Australian artists involved in literature, the performing arts or visual art, craft and design. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT opportunities close: 5:00pm Friday 20th November 2015 (more…)
On 22 October 2015, we were honoured to have a visit from our oldest member, Gordon, who still reads and writes (short stories and poetry) in his mid nineties. Gordon believes that women should run the world and that marijuana should be legalised. He also left us with this thought, ‘it’s just so good to […]
Sean’s Shorts – Sean Williams gives us some short, yet insightful, answers to a short Q&A about writing and reading. Sean will be a guest at our upcoming Children’s and YA Creators Festival, which is a festival not to be missed! Favourite writing tip: Write what you love: dive right in and don’t stop until […]
First Nations Australia Writers’ Network | 21 Oct 2015 Charmaine Papertalk Green reflects on her visit to the Tarnanthi Festival ‘I recently travelled from Western Australia to Adelaide to experience the inaugural Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art showcasing and celebrating Indigenous culture – Tarnanthi 2015. Whilst the visual arts dominated the […]
The National Young Writersʼ Festival (NYWF) is looking for two dedicated individuals (from anywhere in Australia) to Co-Director the 2016 and 2017 NYWF in Newcastle, NSW. We’re after someone who has the skills and vision to take NYWF to the next level. If this sounds like it could be you, download the position description and apply. […]
SALA Monograph – nominations now open. Nominations are open for the South Australian Living Artist publication, produced annually to profile one of the State’s prominent visual artists. Individuals and organisations are invited to nominate practising professional artists who are considered outstanding in their field of visual arts, craft and design and are about to make […]
In October, we partnered with Art Gallery of SA and TARNANTHI Festival to bring you a fascinating day of readings called Pirrku Warrapina. Radio Adelaide had a chance to interview two of the writers involved beforehand. You can have a listen to the interviews here: Bruce Pascoe Ellen van Neerven (more…)
To help us get an idea of what the writing and literary community looks like in South Australia, we urge you to spend ten minutes to complete our survey. Everyone who fills out the survey will go into the draw to win a brand new Apple iPad Mini 2! Complete the survey before 5pm, 4 […]
Each year the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) runs a selective mentorship program for unpublished writers and picture book illustrators. Authors writing in a new genre may also be eligible to apply. Applications are accepted for works of fiction, literary non-fiction, young adult literature, poetry, graphic novels, children’s literature and picture book illustration. (more…)
Congratulations to Jason Marsiglia who won the 2015 Australian Poetry Slam and Matilde Wiese who was runner up. Jason Marsiglia is a performer and writer, specialising in theatre and performance poetry. Jason absolutely loves the guts and power of slam poetry. Jason Marsiglia is a performer and writer, specialising in theatre and performance poetry. He […]
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT An Australian first study of Australian authors highlights the dramatic and profound impact that technology is having on authors and the publishing industry. Technology has opened up significant opportunities for self-publishing with the study showing that 84 per cent of fiction authors are changing the way their work is published or distributed. Technology […]
We’re so thrilled that our Research Officer, Sarah Gates, has garnered some phenomenal success of late and shows great promise as she is well on her way to being a published author. Recently, she has won the Flinders University Student Association Development Grant to cover the costs associated with attending the 2015 National Young Writers […]
The Oct – Dec 2015 Program has been released and is filled with all things glorious to ensure that you complete the year by following your literary aspirations. No matter where you are in your writing journey, we have some excellent development opportunities for you delivered by local and interstate experts. There is something for everyone […]
The University of South Australia has announced the formation of the biennial $100,000 Sir Terry Pratchett Memorial Scholarship, funded by a $1m endowment to the university made by the UK author prior to his death earlier this year. The scholarship will be awarded to a student to undertake a two-year Masters by research at the […]
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