Sutherland Shire FAW An anthology of short stories written by members of the Sutherland Shire Fellowship of Australian Writers was launched at the 10th Writers Unleashed Festival. A copy can be purchased directly from Sutherland Shire FAW. Please contact …
An anthology from Sutherland FAW in 2021 Sutherland Branch of the FAW has published their new anthology Undercurrents. It is a collection of stories and poems that scratch the surface to see what is beneath. Undercurrents will explore the sinister that …
Words by Julie Thorndyke Illustrated by Nandina Vines This is the sequel to Julie Thorndyke’s very popular picture book Waiting for the Night Beautifully interpreted by illustrator Nandina Vines, this book is one day’s visual journey with a young photographer who observes …
To display the number of pages, words and characters in a Microsoft® Word document, this information is typically found under either the Tools menu (1); on the Ribbon under the Review tab (2); or in the Status Bar (3) – …
Closing date: Thursday 15th September 2016. This international short story prize is open to writers around the world regardless of age, genre or career stage. Prize: AUD$1000 and publication in Mascara Literary Review. Theme: Tidal. Wollongong is a beautiful coastal city, …
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Closing date: 15 September 2017 First Prize $1000. Highly Commended $200. Theme: WORLD-CHANGING WORDS Word limit: 2500 words The Wollongong Writers Festival Short Story Prize will be awarded for a story up to 2500 words on the theme ‘World-Changing Words’. …
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Wayne Jarman If only I knew then, what I know now! How many times have you heard someone say that? I’ve said it myself. If only someone had shoved a book in my hand, when I was young, that gave …
The FAW Walter Stone Award 2014 for Life Writing was won by: Julie Weatherburn for Swimming Across Myself.
In the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, Valerie Parv was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). The citation reads, “For significant service to the arts, as a prolific author and as a role model and mentor to young …
Poems by Pip Griffin Paperback, September 2021 “… K & I had our relationship, & never again shall I have one like it”—Virginia Woolf, October 1924. In January 1923, Virginia Woolf noted in her diary that Katherine Mansfield had promised …
Penny Lane Winning writing: What works for me is a writing memoir with two interwoven threads. One thread is a collection of Penny Lane’s award-winning short stories, the other is an account of how Penny became a writer, how the …
14 November 2015 Download the flyer (PDF 3MB) The Writer’s Unleashed festival, in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney, is on again this year. The festival is run by members of the Sutherland Shire FAW and is now in its seventh …
The NSW Dept of Communities and Justice and FAW are conducting a Short Story Competition for NSW Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card holders. The Top 100 stories will be published in Seniors Stories Volume 11. Seniors Card membership, the …
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Closing date: 5 September 2022 The Writing NSW Varuna Fellowships are awarded annually to writers who have a work of fiction, creative non-fiction, a play, or a suite of poems that is ready for the next stage of development. In …
The Department of Communities and Justice together with the Fellowship of Australian Writers Inc (FAW) is conducting an exciting FREE short story writing competition for Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card holders. The Prize is publication in their next book, Seniors’ Stories …
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For new Western Sydney writers Closing date: 27 April 2019 ZineWest publishes the previously unpublished work of Western Sydney writers—both poetry and prose—in an annual, multi-genre, print zine. Entry is free to new writers, 16 years and over, who live, …