📢 Applications now open – Final Year of the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. Applications are open now from 1 October to 16 November 2025. To apply visit: writersvictoria.submittable.com/submit

We're thrilled to announce Julia Faragher and Mark Bretherton as the winners of the inaugural Writers Victoria & Edenhope Artist Residency. Julia and Mark are the first two Writers Victoria members supported with time and space to write via this residency. writersvictoria.org.au

ICYMI: ✨ Congratulations to Writers Victoria member Grace Chan, winner of the 2025 Paragraph Fellowship for her speculative fiction novel ‘Caretakers’. Grace was recently announced as the winner at The Wheeler Centre as part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival. #writersvictoria #icymi

This upcoming workshop, led by writer Spiri Tsintziras is designed to help us break through that wall and share our stories with others. read the full interview: writersvictoria.org.au/writing-life...

Final Year of the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. 2026 marks the final year of this prestigious fellowship supporting Australian writers working on biography and memoir projects. The Fellowship commemorates the work of Hazel Rowley (1951–2011). Learn more: writersvictoria.org.au/hazel-rowley...

⏰ Entries closing soon! Writers Victoria is pleased to partner with Nillumbik Shire Council again to present the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026. This prestigious biennial national prize allows contemporary Australian writers to win cash prizes and profile their work.

Writers and storytellers, join Carly Findlay OAM and Jax Brown OAM in Ballarat this October for the Own Voices Forum. Wednesday 1 October 2025, 11am–3pm, Ballarat Library. To book your free tickets or for further information writersvictoria.org.au

Applications close at 11:59PM tonight for the first Writers Victoria and Edenhope Artist Residency. 2 Writers Victoria members will be awarded to receive: stipend of $500 each, free accommodation, 24/7 studio access, opportunity to run a WV workshop. writersvictoria.org.au/wv-edenhope-...

GIVEAWAY! Go in the draw to grow TBR pile by 12 when you book ANY of our Season 3 workshops or courses. Entries close Friday 22 August 11:59PM AEST. Book now for your chance to win this juicy stack! writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

Writers Victoria is offering two members a two-week residency in partnerships with the Edenhope Artist Residency in November 2025. ✅ A stipend of $500 each. ✅ Free accommodation for the duration of the residency. ✅ Free access to two Writers Victoria workshops. writersvictoria.org.au/wv-edenhope-...

In this seminar for writers of all levels, @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social invites writers to embrace missteps & detours as essential to the creation of powerful works of fiction. 🕙 Saturday 19 July, 1 – 2:30 PM 📍 In-person at @wheelercentre.bsky.social writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

Marketing Lessons for Writers with Natalie Williams provides insights into social media industry trends, leveraging your existing skills, and building a genuine and engaged audience through authentic content. 🕙 Sunday 27 July, 10AM – 1PM 📍 Online via Zoom writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

Entries are now open for the 2026 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing. Writers Victoria is thrilled to be partnering with @nillumbik.bsky.social again to present this prestigious biennial national prize, with a total prize pool of $17,500. writersvictoria.org.au/nillumbik-pr...

Book Anna's workshop now! Challenge clichés and explore different ways of depicting older characters who are vivid and complex. 🕰️ Saturday 23 August, 10 AM to 1:30 PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

Writers Victoria relies on your donations to bolster emerging and underrepresented voices as well as established literary leaders. Make a tax-deductible donation by 30 June to helps us help writers today and into the future writersvictoria.org.au/donate/

Online #shortstory feedback clinic. Anyone, anywhere. Book now. @writersvictoria.bsky.social writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

The Writeability ethos has been based on the importance of self-told stories, disability-leadership and peer support, and the creation of opportunities for even the quietest voices to be heard. Help us keep going by donating today. If you can't donate please share 💌 🌱 writersvictoria.org.au/donate/

We're delighted to announce the recipients of Round 13 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund! Congratulations to Inga Simpson, Ernest Price, Jennifer Down, Lisette Muratore, Emily Maguire, Bradley David, Clare Atkins, and Kate Cuthbert 👏 writersvictoria.org.au/writing-life...

🌙 Our Season 2 Program for 2025 is now live! This season includes a range of online and in-person workshops, courses and panels. Running from June to September 2025, this season will fuel your creativity to help you improve your writing and editing skills. writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

We're thrilled to announce a second Melbourne Writers Festival workshop with Raeden Richardson on Writing to the Edge of Reality. Places are limited so grab your ticket now for this or one of the few remaining spots for The Healing Power of Poetry with Afra Atiq✨ Book via mwf.com.au

It's official! The 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival program has just launched and Writers Victoria is delighted to once again be a programming partner. Choose from six exciting workshops by award-winning writers. Book now via mwf.com.au

Wise words from the brilliant Emily Bitto. When you feel stuck, sometimes the best thing you can do is move on to something else. Another scene. Another activity. You may find a solution while doing something else entirely.

📣 We're thrilled to announce the winner of the 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship is Michelle Staff for her proposed joint biography of sisters Bessie Rischbieth & Olive Evans. Monique Rooney & Jennifer Martin also received Highly Commended Awards. Read more on www.writersvictoria.org.au 🧡

As writers, we are always working in response, holding echoes from other artists and carrying on a conversation across time. This workshop, Emilie Collyer teaches you how to connect different artforms to your poetry practice. writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

🌏 With a particular focus on narrative non-fiction and memoir, this workshop with writer Lauren Fuge (Voyagers, @textpublishing.bsky.social) explores how writers engage with the overwhelming, multi-faceted problem of climate change and where we might go next. writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

There are 4 weeks until applications close for Round 13 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund. Grants between $2,000 ~ $10,000 are available to support professional development for literary professionals through travel. Apply by 11:59pm on Sunday 23 March. writersvictoria.org.au/the-neilma-s...

In this workshop with author, poet and educator @nadianiaz.bsky.social, you are invited to consider your relationship with place and how this emerges in and shapes your writing https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1298

This 3-week course with Alexandra Collier will help gain confidence in navigating the tricky ethics of writing your truth in essays, memoir & creative non-fiction when it involves the people closest to you. https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1302

Practicing a second expressive outlet alongside poetry often brings great rewards. Come ready to show and tell as we draw on the joy understood in having a side hustle to the side hustle. Led by poet Anne-Marie Te Whiu. https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1311

Round 13 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund is now open! The fund is for Australian writers & literary sector workers, who can apply for grants between $2k to $10k for travel-based career development.⁠ Visit https://writersvictoria.org.au/the-neilma-sidney-literary-travel-fund/

Themes like loss, desire, joy & heartache are vulnerable to narrative pitfalls like cliché & generalisation. This workshop led by author & editor Katia Ariel explores the art of narrating profound life experiences with honesty & impact. https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1301

Bundyi Publishing announced today the Bundyi Writing Prize that will be awarded to an outstanding unpublished manuscript of adult fiction by an emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander writer. www.simonandschuster.com.au/p/BundyiAUPr... @austlit.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social

February is PACKED with writing opportunities. Here's some to get you started: 📝 Kat Muscat Fellowship closes 2 Feb 🌹Submissions for Island Magazine Online close 10 Feb 🏡 Varuna Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship closes 17 Feb https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/opportunities-competitions/

There is so much on at Writers Victoria in February covering topics including science, poetry, life writing, fiction fundamentals and more. https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/

Explore the gifts and challenges of very short fiction with writer & editor @9fragments.bsky.social Remember: Everything you learn about short fiction hones the craft of short story and novel writing, too. https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1295

Believable scenes of intimacy are vital whether you're writing romance, romantasy, literary fiction or something else. Maame Blue will help you develop your protagonist, break down intimate relationships & produce scenes that sizzle.  https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1303

Join @madisongriffiths.bsky.social & learn techniques for how best to capture your unique experiences of resistance & defiance, encouraging you to articulate ~ with poetic flourish ~ the complexities of rebellion in your life. https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1297

Hear Patti Miller & Tracee Hutchison talk about life writing, exploring questions that inevitably crop up when you write about your life. For example, how do you survive truth telling and keep your friends and family? $25 tickets. https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1294

This workshop with author Katherine Brabon (Body Friend, Ultimo Press) gives you tools to start& finish your first draft.  You'll consider ways to approach structure & pacing to reflect the themes, motivations & heart of your writing. https://writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/events/event/?id=1294

We're thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, which awards $20,000 for the development of a biographical work. Read about the shortlisted writers and their projects via the link 📚🖋🎉 writersvictoria.org.au/writing-life...

Thanks for the shoutout Jasper! It's true, Writers Vic members have access to a special Scrivenor discount code as well as many other benefits writersvictoria.org.au/join-writers...

I'm very excited to announce the inaugural (and possibly never to be repeated!) Trans Book Festival at The Wheeler Centre 8th Feb 2025 featuring a star-studded line up feat. Kris Kneen, Hasib Hourani, Dylin Hardcastle and many others. All allies very welcome 🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚 events.humanitix.com/trans-book-f...

I'm going to be running a special one-off #ownvoices in-person writing workshop in Naarm next year at Writers Vic. Can't wait to glimpse new lesser heard stories and chat about all things writing writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev... @writersvictoria.bsky.social

🌱 Whether this is the year your start (or finish) your novel, get a handle on copywriting, learn different ways to approach writing poetry or something else, our Season 1 program has something for you. Explore our full offer of events and workshops and courses: writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...