Congratulating Writers SA members on their writing successes, from new book releases, to prizes, fellowships, awards, publication credits and more.

Are we each other?When I was a child, I would look at the people around me and wonder — are you me? Are you me with grey hair? Are you me ten years from now? Are you me if I lived in Kerala? Are we each other? Am I you? It’s a question that I’ve […]

The Role Our current Chair will stand down at the end of 2025 after more than two years in the role to make space to complete her PhD. As Chair of Writers SA your duties would include:  In charities with a CEO and employees it is very easy for the board to get drawn into […]

We are thrilled to announce THOMAS GURN as the winning recipient of the 2025 Deep Creek Residency Fellowship.  Tom will be the fourth South Australian writer to be supported with time, space & mentoring via this Fellowship. Tom will be mentored by the wise and wildly talented, Favel Parrett, and will work on his project in […]

Community From finding strength in your local community through sports, volunteering, shared experiences or more to building or joining an online community that shares your interests or hobbies, this theme speaks to the heart of Campbelltown, which is our community! The annual Campbelltown Writer’s Competition is on again and writers from across South Australia are […]

On behalf of the Board of Writers SA, I would like to share that Laura Kroetsch has made the difficult decision to step down from her role as Chief Executive Officer due to health concerns. Although Laura’s time with Writers SA has been short, she has driven an integral expansion of our vision that writing […]

Lightpoet/Shutterstock Julian Novitz, Swinburne University of Technology It is rare to see a newly published book that doesn’t come with a ringing endorsement from at least one or two familiar names. Well known authors will laud a new title as “brilliant”, “moving” or “thought-provoking” and testify that they were “unable to put it down” – […]

Congratulating Writers SA members on their writing successes, from new book releases, to prizes, fellowships, awards, publication credits and more. (more…)

Held across the country from 7-14 July 2024, NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Join us in giving a very warm writerly welcome to our newest team member—Farrin Foster!

Arguably the most famous turn to the audience in English literature. Recently matched, perhaps,
by Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the play and TV program Fleabag.

Have you ever wondered if you need to start and write a blog as part of your book marketing? Here are the reasons why you should.

Are you our inaugural Editor? In exciting news for the literary sector and readers, we’re thrilled to announce that we are now hiring for a visionary editor to lead a new national literary journal.

Today we say a heartfelt farewell to our brilliant CEO Jessica Alice, as we announce she is stepping down after five and a half wonderful years of leadership.

Together with the Art Gallery of South Australia, Writers SA and the SA First Nations Writers Group are inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers living in South Australia to take part in a series of paid writing commissions for Tarnanthi. Selected writers will be invited to respond creatively to works of art in the […]