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Senses of Italy is a journey through a small part of southern Italy where connection and community inspired creativity. Blending narrative, poetry and art, Robin Bower explores Italy not through …
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Writing retreat in Bali 2026
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Perth author and writing mentor Carrie Cox will co-host a writing retreat in beautiful East Bali in June 2026. Dedicate a week entirely to yourself and to your story in …
The [Screen] Writers Room Masterclass
Masterclass, Opportunities, Screenwriting
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The [Screen] Writers Room, a six-week online masterclass that places participants inside a simulated TV writers’ room. Across the course, we explore story structure, pitching, concept development and the collaborative …
Peppermint Grove Retreat
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The Peppermint Grove Retreat offers WA emerging and established authors and illustrators of Children’s and Young Adult books an opportunity to escape their daily lives to focus on creating for …
THE DOROTHY HEWETT AWARD
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The Dorothy Hewett Award is a national award for unpublished manuscripts and is run annually in the month of November. The award is open to all writers who have completed a manuscript …
Emerging Writers Competition – Varnish Literary Journal
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We are thrilled to announce our new contest, The Varnish Prize for Fiction! We’re looking for submissions of the most compelling, formally-inventive and vital unpublished short fiction. Submissions are open …
Disability-focused journal calling for submissions
Opportunities, Poets' Hub
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About Two Spoon Press Disabled writers deserve quality publishing. We publish writing that foregrounds disability experiences in all their complexity. We want to challenge assumptions and expand literary conversations, transforming …
Tim Winton’s ‘Shrine’ at Marloo Theatre
News, Performance Writers
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The second season at Marloo Theatre in Greenmount for 2025 will be the searing drama ‘Shrine’. Written by renowned WA author and playwright Tim Winton, this hard hitting play explores …