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20 January @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EventsRunning a business from home or plan to? Join local author, Frank Genovesi, as he explains why a home business is more rewarding than you think.
View event2021 New Year Writing Shake-up
21 January @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm WorkshopsThis writing marathon includes quick-fire visual prompts and wordy challenges to keep your pen moving.
View eventWords in the Valley Readers & Writers Festival
23 January - 26 January Events, WorkshopsEnjoy a four-day celebration of literature in Bridgetown at the 10th annual Words in the Valley Readers & Writers Festiv
View eventVoicebox Fremantle January 2021
25 January @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Poet's HubVoicebox is back for 2021 with two fine poets: Andrew Sutherland and Siobhan Hodge.
View eventWith Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story
27 January @ 6:45 pm - 8:00 pmAn event every day that begins at 6:45 pm, repeating until 7 February 2021
One event on 30 January 2021 at 3:45 pm
With Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story celebrates the remarkable life of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to the Australian parliament.
View eventWith Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story
28 January @ 6:45 pm - 8:00 pmAn event every day that begins at 6:45 pm, repeating until 7 February 2021
One event on 30 January 2021 at 3:45 pm
With Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story celebrates the remarkable life of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to the Australian parliament.
View eventWith Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story
29 January @ 6:45 pm - 8:00 pmAn event every day that begins at 6:45 pm, repeating until 7 February 2021
One event on 30 January 2021 at 3:45 pm
With Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story celebrates the remarkable life of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to the Australian parliament.
View eventWith Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story
30 January @ 3:45 pm - 5:00 pmAn event every day that begins at 3:45 pm, repeating until 7 February 2021
One event on 30 January 2021 at 3:45 pm
With Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story celebrates the remarkable life of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to the Australian parliament.
View eventWith Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story
30 January @ 6:45 pm - 8:00 pmAn event every day that begins at 6:45 pm, repeating until 7 February 2021
One event on 30 January 2021 at 3:45 pm
With Fire in her Heart: The Edith Cowan Story celebrates the remarkable life of Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to the Australian parliament.
View eventWriting for Self-Discovery
31 January @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Events, WorkshopsA. R. Levett guides you through the six stages of the writing for self-discovery process and helps you create a self-care plan so you can continue the process at home.
View eventLatest Notices
ABIA Book Awards 2021
CompetitionsNominations are now open for the ABIA Book Awards 2021 in the categories below: General Fiction Book of the Year General Non-fiction Book of the Year Literary Fiction Book of the Year Illustrated Book …
Read moreNot Very Quiet: Journal Submissions Open
Competitions, Poet's HubNot Very Quiet is an online journal for women’s poetry from Australia and overseas. Submissions for Issue 8—Mask—are currently open. Closing date: Sunday 31 January 2021. For detailed information about …
Read moreYouth Songwriting Competition
Competitions, Young WritersSubmit up to two original songs per individual or group. Entry is open to residents of Western Australia aged between 12 and 18 at the time of the competition final …
Read moreCopyright Agency’s Publishing Industry Career Development Grants
OpportunitiesThe Copyright Agency’s Publishing Industry Career Development Grants are aimed at mid-career publishing individuals in trade and educational publishing, Australian literary agents, freelance editors and editors working at literary magazines …
Read more2021 Peter Carey Short Story Award
CompetitionsSubmit short stories between 2000 and 3000 words. This competition is open to all Australian residents. Entry fee: $15. Prizes: The winning entry receives $2000, while the runner-up wins $1000. …
Read moreThe Long and the Short of it: Griffith Review Competition for Emerging Writers
CompetitionsSubmit fiction and non-fiction from 3,500 words up to 7,000. Write to any theme you like – but Griffith Review is looking for ‘new ideas, fresh voices and bold perspectives’. …
Read more2021 Russell Prize for Humour Writing
CompetitionsThe Russell Prize for Humour Writing is awarded biennially for the work which is judged to be the best book of humour writing by an Australian author and published in …
Read moreImage 2200: Climate-fiction Contest
CompetitionsGrist’s solutions lab, Fix, is calling for short stories that envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress. What will the world look like in the year 2200—or anywhere …
Read moreAnnouncing: Portside Review
News, OpportunitiesPerth 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 …
Read moreNature Writing Prize 2021
CompetitionsSubmissions are now open for The Nature Conservancy’s sixth biennial Nature Writing Prize. Submit an essay between 3,000 and 5,000 words in the genre of ‘Writing of Place’. Entry fee: …
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