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Writing WA is thrilled to reveal the featured authors for our Stories from the Spectrum initiative! To celebrate Autism Understanding Month, we invited autistic Western Australians (16+) to submit micro …
The Walls Have Stories: Short Works for Performance
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Writing WA is proud to announce its involvement with the 2025 Australian Heritage Festival! Join us on Sunday 4 May 2025 for ‘The Walls Have Stories’, a free heritage trail …
Children’s Writer-in-Residence Placement
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As part of Love to Read Local Month 2025, we’re thrilled to introduce a brand-new Children’s Writer-in-Residence placement in partnership with the KSP Writers’ Centre, thanks to support from the Copyright …
Literary Coasters Initiative – Living Authors Selection
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We’re thrilled to announce the results of the 2025 Literary Coasters Initiative! A total of 698 votes were cast during the public voting process, showcasing an incredible level of community …
Love to Read Local Month 2025
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Writing WA is beyond thrilled to announce that in 2025, based on popular demand and thanks to generous ongoing support from Raine Square, Love to Read Local Week is expanding into Love …
Stories from the Spectrum
Competitions, News, Opportunities, Young Writers
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Writing WA is proud to announce the next public all-out for our Short Story Showcase! The Showcase features the work of West Australian authors speaking to different themes, as part …
Submissions Open for Children’s Poetry Anthology
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Fremantle Press and Alphabet Soup Books are excited to announce that submissions are open for a poetry anthology for children, the companion to Right Way Down and Other Poems. The anthology …