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Writing WA is devastated to learn of the tragic loss of award-winning Australian author Brenda Walker, aged 67, who was killed in a car accident on Kings Park Road in …
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The 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award
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The 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award is now open for submissions. The winner of the award receives $10,000, courtesy of the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, and a publishing contract with UWA …
Writing WA Seeking Nominations from Authors for Literary Coasters Project
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‘Would you like a sonnet with that?’ Writing WA is bringing a range of selected work by WA poets and authors into a hospitality venue near you. Writing WA is …
the little journal Romance Edition Submissions Open
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the little journal ROMANCE issue will be published in March 2025 by Writing WA and Night Parrot Press and feature new flash fiction romance by Western Australian writers. The journal will be …
Writing Residency Opportunity in New Norcia, Western Australia
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Writing WA in partnership with the Benedictine Community and Holy Trinity Abbey are pleased to announce a unique 2025 heritage writing residency placement in New Norcia, Western Australia. The New …
Apply for a Residency at PICA
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PICA’s Quick Response studio residencies are for artists needing space to test an idea or develop a project over a short time frame of 1–4 weeks. With an open call …
Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship
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The Fellowship is open to Australian citizens and permanent residents. Up to $20,000 is awarded for travel and research to further a writing proposal or work in progress. It may …