We are absolutely thrilled to announce the winning recipients of the inaugural SA Literary Fellowships! Writers SA and State Library of South Australia have partnered to offer a new fellowship program to support emerging, mid-career, and First Nations writers living in South Australia. We couldn’t be more excited for the five recipients to take up the […]

We are absolutely delighted to announce the inaugural SA Literary Fellowship shortlist! Writers SA and State Library of South Australia have partnered to offer a new fellowship program to support emerging, mid-career, and First Nations writers. The five annual fellowships provide a cash prize, up to three months’ residency with a desk in the State […]

Join Writers SA for a scintillating series of writing workshops you can do in your own time, at your own pace, anywhere there’s an Internet connection!

Port Pirie Regional Library Writers SA are coming to Port Pirie and we’d love to connect with as many writers as we can while we’re there! Our team will be at the Port Pirie Library Friday August 4 in the morning from 10am to 11am for an informal meet and greet. You can ask us […]

We are excited to announce that the 2023 member drive is now underway. Members are at the heart of all we do—as a member, you’ll not only unlock a host of benefits and show your support for SA literary life, anyone who joins or renews (or refers a friend to do so) during the drive […]

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 […]

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 […]

Writers SA and Varuna the National Writers’ House are delighted to announce the 2022 recipient of our SA First Nations Writers Fellowship is established artist and emerging writer Katherine Bell. Kat will be spending a week in the Blue Mountains, writing and developing her craft, with seven nights at Varuna, a $300 travel subsidy, and […]

We have an exciting opportunity to join Writers SA as our Program Manager, starting in January 2023. The Program Manager is the key creative programming role at Writers SA. Based anywhere in South Australia, the Program Manager oversees a statewide program of literary skills development courses and author events to promote, develop and showcase writing […]

Board Members (Finance)
 We are seeking to co-opt up to two new Board members with expertise in the area of fundraising including philanthropy, sponsorship, donations or other donor development. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a new area of the organisation’s development building on our history, our strong reputation, and our engaged membership. […]

Back by popular demand, our scintillating series of four-month intensive courses return! Hosted by experienced practicing authors, this is your chance to commit to your long-form writing project, with the tools, tuition, and time to get it done. Join Patrick Mullins for an online course on nonfiction writing; celebrated writer and teacher Mark Tredinnick to make […]

We are thrilled to once again team up with Varuna, the National Writers’ House, to offer two new writing residency and development fellowships for South Australian writers working in any genre or form. The fellowships provide time, writing space, and consultation to work on your writing in a dedicated writers’ retreat in the beautiful Country of […]

Together with Liminal magazine we are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Liminal & Writers SA 2022 Editorial Mentorship for emerging Asian-Australian editors in South Australia. Lyn Dickens, co-founder of new South Australian literary journal The Saltbush Review and a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide, will undertake a fiction […]

  South Australian author, poet and creative writing teacher, Jude Aquilina will be touring the Limestone Coast from 15th February to 7th March as Writers SA’s latest Writer in Residence. Jude will be visiting several towns in the region to connect with readers and writers through free workshops, one-on-one consultations with writers at all stages […]