Writing Nsw

"How do you use the tools of journalism and investigation to research the stories you want to write? How do you add realistic, accurate detail to your fiction or non-fiction?"
Join Eleanor Limprecht on Wednesday 17 October to learn about the best research tools for writers!

Bookings for our 2018 Self-Publishing Program with Joel Naoum close this Wednesday! Don't miss this valuable opportunity to be guided through a professional quality self-publishing process, including briefing a cover design, typesetting and creating digital files, establishing ebook and print on demand distribution, as well as learning the fundamentals of marketing your book.

Submissions open! Baby Teeth Journal is now accepting various artforms for their upcoming Halloween-themed month in October. Open to prose, photography, and more! Check it out at:

FYI: There is only one spot left in Dr Jesse Blackadder's course, Going Down in History: Writing Historical Fiction. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an award-winning author.

A spot has become available in Emily Maguire's Year of the Novel course! The course is a rare opportunity to gain in-depth learning from one of Australia's greatest novelists. Get in quick!

"Grammar and punctuation are generally as natural to us as the air we breathe. They are the way any language works. We only have a problem with grammar and punctuation because very few if any of us master all the rules automatically."
Join Tony Spencer-Smith on Saturday 22 September to learn to make grammar flow easily in your writing process! Sign up at:

For September's First Friday Club, we were joined by Annette Barlow, publisher at Allen & Unwin.
Annette discussed her 30 years of experience in the book industry, her role overseeing the The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award, and what authors can do to avoid rejection.
Check out the event recap by our Membership Intern, Alexander Wells, on the Writing NSW blog.

Critic opportunity! Submissions are now open for Kill Your Darlings 2019 New Critic Award. Winner receives $1000 and a regular paid column in 2019!
"This year we’re particularly interested in writing that speaks to the changing nature of arts criticism – whether that be critiquing an underexamined art form, experimenting with prose style and structure, or highlighting new or underrepresented voices and perspectives."

"Informative and inspiring, this workshop will leave students with the tools to get started in the digital space."
Join Karen Andrews on Saturday 15 September to learn how to make your online platform effective as an author. Check it out below!

PSA: last chance for Dennis Jones stock retrieval. The warehouses will ONLY be open Saturday 15 September. For creditors with stock in the warehouse, please see the Australian Society of Authors link attached.

"In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to hook the reader from page one and keep them turning the pages."
Join Pamela Cook on Saturday 15 September for her workshop Turn Up The Tension! Check it out at:

Photos from our Honouring Australian Writers event in August. Speakers included writer, academic, and poet Peter Minter; Indigenous poet and activist Evelyn Araluen; director of the Oodgeroo Noonuccal documentary Shadow Sister Frank Heimans; and Brenda Saunders.

"Thousands of books are self-published every year, but many of these fall below professional standards. The quality of your book’s production will have a key impact on its potential reach."
Ahead of his upcoming Self-Publishing Program, we spoke with Joel Naoum about the pros of self-publication and what participants can expect from the program. Check it out below!

Do you have a website or blog? Do you need to be on social media? What is the best way to promote yourself?
Karen Andrews is one of the most established and popular parenting/personal bloggers in the country. She is a two-time finalist in the Best Australian Blog Awards.
Join her this Saturday 15 September for Making Your Mark Online.

Applications now open! Check out the link for In Other Words, "a paid residency to develop new work in languages other than English". Artists or artistic teams will be paid $2500 per accepted project. Applications close Friday 5 October.

Applications are now open for 'GoViral!', a filmmaker grant opportunity offering $4000.
“We want to inspire emerging filmmakers to disrupt the online space by producing truly motivating stories and issues that connect effectively with their target audiences” Check it out at:

“The historical novel isn’t only retelling an old story. It’s a way to challenge ideas about truth, memory, history, and fiction.”
We interviewed author Jesse Blackadder in the lead-up to her workshop Going Down in History: Writing Historical Fiction. Join her on Saturday 22 September to learn how to research and write historical fiction!

"The Buzz Words Short Story Prize is a new annual prize of $1,000 awarded to recognise excellence in short story writing for children. The story must be suitable for readers 8 to 11 years." This year, the finalist judge will be Jackie French!
Submissions close 31 December. Check it out at:

Welcome to Writing NSW!
We're the peak organisation for writers in NSW.
If this page is coming up as NSW Writers' Centre, that's because it's our old name. So, don't worry, you're in the right place! We're waiting for Facebook to approve our name change, which we hope will happen soon.