Residents of South Australia are invited to submit poetry or fiction entries that connect with the people or places of the City of Onkaparinga.

Spring Writes: Uniting South Australia’s stories, voices and literary festivals.

Writers from across South Australia are invited to submit their original stories inspired by the theme of Connections and with a link to Campbelltown.

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 […]

Entries are open for residents of South Australia to enter a new short story and poetry competition!

Australia’s beloved short story festival is coming back to Adelaide this November! The festival will be held at the Fullarton Park Community Centre from Friday the 21st of November – Sunday the 23rd of November. Save the date in your calendars and join us for a weekend of workshops, panel discussions, literary debates and creative […]

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 […]

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

We are thrilled to announce applications are open for the second year of our fellowship program for South Australian writers!

What is it like to attend a Writing Wednesday session? This guest post from Jim Myhill gives you an insider’s view of the free, weekly in-person writing afternoon for members.

Share your feedback, and go in the running to win a $200 book voucher! We’re inviting all members of our writing community to participate in our 2024 survey. We’re gathering feedback from writers like you to better understand what’s important to you, what we can do for you, and how we can make Writers SA […]

This autumn, join us for a series of on-demand workshops you can do in your own time, at your own pace, anywhere there’s an Internet connection.