What's On
National Simultaneous Storytime
27 May @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am Events, Young WritersSet your alarm and join thousands of children from across Australia on Wednesday 27 May at 11 am AEST (9 am in WA) for National Simultaneous Storytime.
View eventWAPI Poetry Workshopping Group (suspended)
27 May @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pmOne event on 26 February 2020 at 10:00 am
One event on 11 March 2020 at 10:00 am
One event on 25 March 2020 at 10:00 am
One event on 15 April 2020 at 10:00 am
One event on 29 April 2020 at 10:00 am
One event on 13 May 2020 at 10:00 am
One event on 27 May 2020 at 10:00 am
One event on 10 June 2020 at 10:00 am
An opportunity for new and experienced poets to give and receive feedback on their work within a supportive group.
View eventHalf the Perfect World with Paul Genoni and Tanya Dalziell (Cancelled)
27 May @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EventsWinner of the 2019 Non-Fiction Prime Minister’s Literary Award, Half the Perfect World tells the story of Australian writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift and their extraordinary experience at the centre of a post-war international artist community that formed on the remote and beautiful Greek island of Hydra for a near decade after 1955.
View eventASA Authors Online Series: How to Run Virtual Appearances
27 May @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until 17 June 2020
Learn all the skills you’ll need to run virtual appearances.
View eventOnline Book Club for Ages 10 to 14: Sally Murphy
27 May @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Events, Young WritersJoin this new virtual Book Club for 10 to 14 year olds.
View eventNight Parrot Press $5 Flash Club (Online)
27 May @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Saturday, repeating until 13 June 2020
An event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until 17 June 2020
Looking for creative flashes to inspire you to write and share stories? Join Night Parrot Press’s weekly online club that meets via Zoom.
View eventLive Author Talk: Madelaine Dickie via Zoom
27 May @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmLearn about the inspiration behind Red Can Origami, as well as about Madelaine’s first novel Troppo, which won the City of Fremantle Hungerford Award and was shortlisted for the Dobbie Literary Award and the Barbara Jefferis Award.
View event2020 Denmark Festival of Voice
29 May - 31 May Events, WorkshopsThe Denmark Festival of Voice is an intimate festival held in the small and beautiful town of Denmark on the South Coast of Western Australia.
View eventCreative Writing Classes with A.R. Levett (online)
29 May @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmAn event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Friday, repeating until 3 July 2020
Write that novel you always wanted to.
View eventNight Parrot Press $5 Flash Club (Online)
30 May @ 10:00 am - 10:30 amAn event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Saturday, repeating until 13 June 2020
An event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until 17 June 2020
Looking for creative flashes to inspire you to write and share stories? Join Night Parrot Press’s weekly online club that meets via Zoom.
View eventLatest Notices
Being Virtually Active – Creating Video content for going online
OpportunitiesTo support writers and illustrators who are moving their activities online, Writing WA will be hosting a one hour workshop, Thu., 21 May 2020, 10:30 am – 11:30 am on …
Read moreKSP Established Writer-in-Residence 2021
OpportunitiesThe KSP Writers’ Centre is proud to support the development of literary work by hosting a number of annual residencies for writers. Applicants in the Established Writer-in-Residence category should have achieved …
Read moreRhiza Press Considering Unsolicited Submissions for YA Fiction
OpportunitiesRhiza Press is currently considering unsolicited submissions for young adult fiction only through Rhiza Edge. Rhiza Press has grown out of Wombat Books, which was established in 2009 and produces …
Read moreThe 2020 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Prize
Competitions, Poet's HubThe 2020 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Prize is a result of the partnership between Rabbit Journal and Holmgren Design. Submit a poem up to 80 lines on an environmental theme. …
Read moreUNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing
Competitions, Young WritersKnow an aspiring science writer in years 7-10? Encourage them to enter the UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing. 2020 theme: The Big Ideas Saving the Planet In 800 …
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