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Tom Collins Poetry Prize: Shortlist Announced

Posted on 17 February 2021

The Tom Collins Poetry Prize is an annual national competition run by the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA. Congratulations to the Western Australian poets who are among those shortlisted: Kevin …

COVID-19 Information in Your Language

Posted on 4 February 2021

News

Information has been produced in languages other than English to help you learn more about the current lockdown in Western Australia. If you have a COVID-19 question and need an …

Writers for WA Fundraising Campaign

Posted on 4 February 2021

News

A group of Western Australian writers have joined forces to help those affected by this week’s bushfires in the midst of a lockdown. For two weeks only, stories, novel extracts …

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Fremantle Press Launches New Podcast

Posted on 4 February 2021

News

Fremantle Press has launched a new podcast aimed at helping authors get to grips with the business side of a writing career. Coinciding with the release of the book she …

Hindsight 2020 Anthology

Posted on 25 January 2021

Opportunities

Hindsight is a collection of stories about 2020. The editors are seeking nonfiction stories from around the world that capture what it was like to wake up every day to …

One Voice – Kim Scott in conversation with Gillian O’Shaughnessy

Posted on 21 January 2021

News

The year 2020 has been a time of chaos and uncertainty. It began in Australia with raging wildfires and devastating floods. The pandemic followed. In this conversation with Gillian O’Shaughnessy, …

Literature Live Around the World

Posted on 21 January 2021

News

Join us on 12 February when Writing WA hosts Australia’s contribution to Literature Live Around the World – a literary journey to every continent taking place non-stop over 12 hours. …

Announcing: Portside Review

Posted on 15 January 2021

News, Opportunities

Perth arts and cultural organisation Centre for Stories is excited to announce Portside Review, a new journal from and for the Indian Ocean. Building from the success of the Centre …

Writing WA is taking a short break

Posted on 21 December 2020

News

but we will be back on deck from 11 January. Until then, from the Writing WA team we wish you all a very pleasant holiday season and an entirely precedented …

New Imprint Upswell to be Launched Mid-2021

Posted on 16 December 2020

News

Terri-ann White, who was Director and Publisher at UWA Publishing from 2006 until June 2020, will be launching a small imprint, Upswell, in mid-2021. The intention is to publish a …

Tom Collins Poetry Prize: Shortlist Announced

Latest notices

Tom Collins Poetry Prize: Shortlist Announced

COVID-19 Information in Your Language

Writers for WA Fundraising Campaign

Fremantle Press Launches New Podcast

Hindsight 2020 Anthology

One Voice – Kim Scott in conversation with Gillian O’Shaughnessy

Literature Live Around the World

Announcing: Portside Review

Writing WA is taking a short break

New Imprint Upswell to be Launched Mid-2021

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