Publishing platform Tablo has partnered with Momentum, the digital arm of major Australian publishing house Pan Macmillan, to uncover the next generation of bestselling authors. In what could be the start of an entirely new publishing model, Tablo will make a first ever attempt to spot future bestselling authors while they’re still writing their books. […]

Text Publishing is looking for an enthusiastic person to join its energetic, highly effective team in a full-time, one-year contract position.  (more…)

Applications are open for our Writers in Residence program for 2015. Please note: DEADLINE FOR ALL 2015 APPLICATIONS FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 5PM   This information and application form is for the SA Writers Centre’s “Writer in Residence Program (Emerging Writers)”. Applicants must be available to take up residency during the time frames below. (more…)

Applications for the Australian Society of Authors’ Emerging Writers’ and Illustrators’ Mentorship Program close next Friday, 31 October 2014. Supported by Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, the program provides twenty-five hour mentorships to unpublished writers and illustrators, including graphic novelists. (more…)

Are you a graphic designer specialising in book covers or artwork for writers? As a one time special offer, we are offering you a chance to be listed and advertise your services on our website. Those people who attend the Got it Covered book cover design workshop will automatically be granted a space to a […]

Reminder: A 40 Year Vision for the Arts in SA forum is less than two weeks away! Register now to join us on 5 & 6 November, 9am-5pm at Adelaide Town Hall. With support from Arts SA, some subsidised places are still available for independent and low income artists and arts workers, and final year […]

ANNOUNCING: Unpublished Manuscript Starter Self-publishing Prize (more…)

19th September – 5th December during Centre opening hours. (more…)

Richard Flanagan is tonight, Tuesday 14 October, announced as the winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for The Narrow Road to the Deep North, published by Chatto & Windus.The Tasmanian-born author is the third Australian to win the coveted prize which, for the first time in its 46-year history, is now expanded […]

Electronic Literature Organisation :: Submissions for ELC3 due 5 November 2014 The Electronic Literature Organisation (ELO) is seeking submissions and nominations for Volume 3 of the Electronic Literature Collection. ELO was founded in 1999 and has released two collections, in 2006 and 2011. The third volume is slated for publication in 2016 and will continue to […]

POETICA     PRESENTED BY MELANIE TAIT AND GRETCHEN MILLER, SATURDAY AT 3.05 PM, REPEATED 9.05 PM THURSDAY. Program details:   (more…)

The Australian Society of Authors is most pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2014 Barbara Jefferis Award. (more…)

You are invited to The Big Issue Exhibition Launch where participants from our Big Issue project will unveil their creative works for all to see!   (more…)

By Georgina Chadderton Come to Georgina’s workshop here (kids only!)   I’ve been writing and drawing comics for almost as long as I can remember and have found comics the perfect medium to help me share the stories I have to tell. ‘Why comics?’ I hear you ask—well, let me explain! I love reading, writing […]

Food & Drink Writer, Time Out Melbourne Are you a gun food writer adept at reviewing restaurants, cafés and pubs? Do you have your finger on the pulse of Melbourne’s dynamic food and drink scene? (more…)