The annual Campbelltown Writer’s Competition is on again for 2023!

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 […]

Writers SA offers a range of writing workshops and literary events this winter

Ahead of her upcoming online program Manuscript Incubator, we chatted to much-loved Australian fantasy author Isobelle Carmody

Ahead of her upcoming online workshop on writing powerful scenes, we chatted with Brooke about the workshop, her writing, and more.

Bronwyn Tilley (writing as Bronwyn Stuart) is a multi-published award-winning author of 19 novels, novellas and short stories in both contemporary and historical romantic fiction, traditionally published and self-published. She is an advocate for fair deals for authors and a font of knowledge about the literary industry both here in Australia and overseas, and is […]

If you’re looking to get words on the page and develop consistency in your writing practice, or just shake up your usual writing methods, writing sprints may be for you! Here’s a quick guide to getting started and making the most of a sprint, including prompts to get the words flowing. What is a writing […]

How did Viking women live, love and die? How can we encounter them as flesh-and-blood beings with fears and feelings – not just as names in sagas or runes carved into stone? Join Lisa L. Hannett in conversation with Hannah Kent at Dymocks, Rundle Mall, to launch Lisa’s new book, Viking Women: Life and Lore. […]

Rose Hartley graduated from the Clarion Writers’ Workshop in San Diego, and has been awarded a Varuna fellowship and residencies at Writers SA and Manning Clark House, and was selected for the Hachette Mentoring Program. Her short story ‘No Other Men in Mitchell’ was nominated for an Australian Shadows Award and her poem ‘Metal Fume […]

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 […]

Welcome to Postcard From… a series giving you an insider glimpse into a regional area where Writers SA’s No Limits program supports literary activities across the state. In our first edition, we head to the Riverland to shine a light on Barmera, which will host our upcoming Portal Fantasy Festival weekend (Sept 9-11). This is […]

Earlier this year, Lara Saunders undertook the Writers SA Emerging Writers Fellowship, spending seven days at Varuna the National Writers’ House, with a travel subsidy and manuscript consultation. Applications for the annual fellowships are now open for 2022. Last year I was lucky enough to be one of the joint winners of the Writers SA’s […]

The SA Writers Centre is partnering with Varuna, the National Writers’ House to offer a new residency and development fellowship for a young South Australian writer. This opportunity is open to writers, poets and illustrators who are under 35, and are South Australian residents. The week-long residency will take place from Monday 23 – Monday 30 April 2018. […]

By Victoria Purman Dialogue: a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play or film So, that sounds simple, right? Dialogue is a conversation, with two – or sometimes more – people talking to each other. The aim of dialogue is to move the story forward, to show interactions between […]

By Jillian Schedneck I spent two weeks in Chiang Mai, Thailand visiting my sister and her family. My mother and aunt came too, and it was their first time in Thailand. As you can imagine, there was a lot going on. But were there any stories with a clear and compelling beginning, middle and end? […]