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PCAF Stories Kids – The Dangerous Edition
9 November @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Events, Performance Writers, WorkshopsHold on tight! PCAF Stories Kids is back, and this time we’re diving headfirst into the world of DANGEROUS stories! Join us at the SLWA Theatre where the local legends …
View eventGrey Zone: The Debate Democracies Cannot Afford to Lose
11 November @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EventsJoin iconic Australian journalist, university professor and the real-life hero of the film The Correspondent Peter Greste, as he explores how silencing debate in the fight against extremism may threaten democracy itself.
View eventDay of the Imprisoned Writer, Grey Zone: The Debate Democracies Cannot Afford to Lose by Peter Greste
11 November @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EventsAcross the globe, the room for free thought and open debate is shrinking. Journalists are jailed in record numbers. Writers are muted by accusation of antisemitism and de-platformed. In the …
View eventFamily-Friendly Book Launch – Final Instalment of the “Tumblagooda Trilogy”
15 November @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EventsJoin us for the launch of the final book in Suzanne Ingelbrecht’s middle-grade adventure trilogy, ‘Tumblagooda: The story of a strange found thing’. Being launched by the fabulous Jess Gately, …
View eventThe Secrets of Storytellling
15 November @ 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm WorkshopsA 32-week course with award-winning author A. R. Levett is offered at the Peter Cowan Writers Centre. Gaining the structural tools used by best-selling authors, weekly classes will motivate you …
View eventHow To Rob A Bank. Crime Writing with Campbell Jefferys
16 November @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm WorkshopsCrime pays, when you write about it well. But the crime genre is also a useful entry point for “stealing” essential writing skills. Join with us as Campbell Jefferys, a …
View eventHow To Rob A Bank. Crime Writing with Campbell Jefferys
16 November @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm WorkshopsCrime pays, when you write about it well. But the crime genre is also a useful entry point for “stealing” essential writing skills. Join with us as Campbell Jefferys, a …
View eventSCWBI West – Presenting YOUR Way
16 November @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Love to Read Local, WorkshopsA conversation about finding your voice as a children’s book presenter. Be it bold, quiet, or somewhere in between, featuring Meg McKinlay, Kitty Black, Peter Cheong, Sean Avery and Aśka. Presented by SCBWI Australia West.
View eventLibby Book Club | ‘Boom Town Snap’ by Jay Martin
19 November @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Events, Virtual EventsJay Martin lives and works on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar. She studied Asian languages (Indonesian and Vietnamese) and worked in a range of roles including in consulting firms in Australia and …
View eventThe Secrets of Storytellling
22 November @ 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm WorkshopsA 32-week course with award-winning author A. R. Levett is offered at the Peter Cowan Writers Centre. Gaining the structural tools used by best-selling authors, weekly classes will motivate you …
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THE DOROTHY HEWETT AWARD
Competitions, News, OpportunitiesThe 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 …
Read moreEmerging Writers Competition – Varnish Literary Journal
Competitions, News, OpportunitiesWe 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 …
Read moreDisability-focused journal calling for submissions
Opportunities, Poets' HubAbout 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 …
Read moreTim Winton’s ‘Shrine’ at Marloo Theatre
News, Performance WritersThe 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 …
Read moreNew Erotic Fiction Competition!
Competitions, News, OpportunitiesThe Not Quite Write Prize for FLESH Fiction has burst onto the scene, offering an exciting opportunity for new and seasoned writers of erotic fiction to be rewarded for their …
Read moreMay Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust – Call for applications – 2026 Creative Time Residential Fellowships
Competitions, OpportunitiesAPPLICATIONS FOR OUR 2026 Creative Time Residential Fellowships ARE NOW OPEN Published authors or illustrators of at least one book for children or young people are invited to apply for …
Read moreBookTok Competition
Competitions, News, Opportunities, Young WritersAs part of Love to Read Local Month 2025, Writing WA is thrilled to launch the BookTok Competition — a fun and creative way to engage with Western Australian books …
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