Proudly presented by the City of Salisbury in partnership with the SA Writers Centre the Salisbury Writers’ Festival offers a smorgasbord of local and national talent – some with international reputations. With a number of genres represented, you certainly don’t want to miss out on this year’s Festival. Held over ten days, from 21 August to 30 August […]

Applications are invited for the 2015-16 Writers with Disability Project. Members with a current writing project are invited to apply to be part of the up and coming scheme to help develop their writing to it’s fullest potential. (more…)

For the first time, SA Writers Centre and major publisher, Hachette, have teamed up to introduce a unique mentoring opportunity for South Australian writers. Submissions were sought from fiction, non fiction and young adult writers across the state earlier this year. The decision process proved to become difficult when it was clear that there was […]

Our first ever Adelaide Pitch Conference was a terrific success that exceeded all expectations. Out of the 43 attendees, 27 people were asked by major Australian publishers to submit their manuscript – most to more than one publisher! (more…)

New York, New York! To celebrate the New York Writers Workshop Pitch Conference leaving New York for the first time and the director Tim Tomlinson being with us in Adelaide, we are hosting a very special New York themed Quick & Dirty during the Adelaide Pitch Conference. (more…)

SA Writers Centre podcasts are available for you to listen to! As part of the SA Writers Centre’s digital writer in residence program, we have developed some podcasts for your to listen to whilst driving to work, doing your dishes or relaxing in bed. Check them out here. Special feature: Quick and Dirty podcast (more…)

Grab yourself a limited edition SA Writers Centre anniversary mug at the very special discounted price of $5 (normally $14.99). Mugs must be paid for and collected from the Centre during opening hours. Sale ends 1 July. (more…)

We’re very excited to release our third quarter program for 2015. It has all your favourites such as the Fiction Clinic, Three Thursdays, TWELVE and Member Monthly plus some great new stuff, including interstate visitors such as Toni Jordan, Mark Tredinnick, Mark Dapin and Arnold Zable.   Download the full program here.   Most of […]

Writing Teachers and Workshop Presenters for our 2015 and 2016 Program Deadline 5pm, Tuesday 30 June 2015. The SA Writers Centre is seeking expressions of interest from writers and teachers for our final quarter 2015 and 2016 Skills Development Program. We are looking for looking for workshop presenters from a range of backgrounds, from emerging […]

Supporting the Creative Ecology in SA The Arts Industry Council of South Australia (AICSA) invites all interested parties to gather with us on the steps of Parliament House at 1pm on Friday 22 May 2015. (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…)