Writers SA is bringing you a whole weekend packed full of fantasy goodness and we're celebrating it with a launch night!

We’re opening the portal to a fantastical little pocket of the Riverland — for fantasy writers, readers and lovers! And with the help of the Berri Barmera Council and the Barmera Vistior Centre we're kicking off Portal: Fantasy Workshop Festival with a launch night!

Keep warm with Little Miss Daisy Pop-Up Caravan's warm drinks and delicious sweets, stop by T.H Books' pop-up bookstall filled with all your fantasy story needs, and have a chat with the good folk at Riverland Tabletop Guild!

At the Barmera Projection Site on Pascoe Terrace, we'll be showing off the hard work and skill of our local fantasy cohort:

• Stuart Watkinson
• Adi Hogg
• Jess Pearl Ackland
• Amanda Maynard-Schubert
• Aimee Gladigau
• Kat Bell
• Kirste Vandergiessen

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This event is presented by the Writers SA No Limits: Young Regional Writers program and is aimed at regional writers under 30, however writers from all ages and locations are very welcome to attend.

About No Limits

Our project No Limits: Young Regional Writers program supports literary activities in the regions, and creates industry pathways for young regional writers, from skills to publication. The project supports coordinators in three regional SA locations (Riverland, Eyre Peninsula and Limestone Coast), employs diverse authors to present skills-based writing workshops, commissions new literary work by young regional writers, connects young writers with publishers and industry representatives, and presents performance events and literary showcases in regional venues for communities of readers and writers. With events delivered in-person and online, young regional writers are connected with professional peers and audiences from around Australia. This project is supported by Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative, and Arts South Australia.

This is a FREE event as part of No Limits. This event is presented by Writers SA, in collaboration with Part of Things. 

Venue: Barmera, Pascoe Terrace, SA 5345

—All staff, speakers, and attendees of in-person events must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or hold a current medical exemption, in order to attend; and must comply with any precautionary measures Writers SA puts in place. We may request proof of your vaccination status or medical exemption upon entry. See our full policy here.

—Writers SA members must be logged in to receive the member discount. If you would like to use a workshop credit to book in, please contact [email protected] at least five working days before the workshop commencement date. Our staff don’t work full time and we don’t want you to miss out!

—Our Youth Membership category also includes a subscription to Voiceworks. Voiceworks is a national literary journal that features exciting new writing and art by young Australians. Join here.