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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 3d

Still time to grab your last-minute ticket!

Lunchtime Session: 2026 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship.
Online Thursday 9 October 12-1pm.

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 10d

📢 Applications now open – Final Year of the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. Applications are open now from 1 October to 16 November 2025. To apply visit:
writersvictoria.submittable.com/submit

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 11d

Read more about the announcement: writersvictoria.org.au/writing-life...

Residency Recipients Announced: Writers Victoria & Edenhope Artist Residency

We're thrilled to announce Julia Faragher and Mark Bretherton as the winners of the inaugural Writers Victoria & Edenhope Artist Residency.

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 11d

We're thrilled to announce Julia Faragher and Mark Bretherton as the winners of the inaugural Writers Victoria & Edenhope Artist Residency. Julia and Mark are the first two Writers Victoria members supported with time and space to write via this residency. writersvictoria.org.au

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 12d

ICYMI:
✨ Congratulations to Writers Victoria member Grace Chan, winner of the 2025 Paragraph Fellowship for her speculative fiction novel ‘Caretakers’. Grace was recently announced as the winner at The Wheeler Centre as part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival. #writersvictoria #icymi

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 14d

This upcoming workshop, led by writer Spiri Tsintziras is designed to help us break through that wall and share our stories with others. read the full interview: writersvictoria.org.au/writing-life...

Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 15d

Final Year of the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship. 2026 marks the final year of this prestigious fellowship supporting Australian writers working on biography and memoir projects. The Fellowship commemorates the work of Hazel Rowley (1951–2011). Learn more: writersvictoria.org.au/hazel-rowley...

Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 15d

⏰ Entries closing soon!
Writers Victoria is pleased to partner with Nillumbik Shire Council again to present the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026. This prestigious biennial national prize allows contemporary Australian writers to win cash prizes and profile their work.

Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026

Writers Victoria is pleased to be partnering with the Nillumbik Shire Council again for the Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026.

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · 15d

Writers and storytellers, join Carly Findlay OAM and Jax Brown OAM in Ballarat this October for the Own Voices Forum.
Wednesday 1 October 2025, 11am–3pm, Ballarat Library. To book your free tickets or for further information writersvictoria.org.au

Jax Brown- smiling with glasses and a beard, wearing a vibrant purple sweater with colourful patterns. They are seated in a wheelchair, against a corrugated metal background.

Carly Findlay - smiling warmly, wearing a colourful, floral dress over a teal long-sleeve shirt and stands against a teal curtain background.

Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Aug 31

Applications close at 11:59PM tonight for the first Writers Victoria and Edenhope Artist Residency. 2 Writers Victoria members will be awarded to receive: stipend of $500 each, free accommodation, 24/7 studio access, opportunity to run a WV workshop.
writersvictoria.org.au/wv-edenhope-...

A photograph of the beautiful Edenhope Artist Residency set amongst lush greenery is featured in the top right-hand corner. Text reads: Writers Victoria and Edenhope Artist Residency. 2 Writers Victoria members will receive a two-week residency in November 2025. Applications close Sunday 31 August 11:59 PM AEST. Generously supported by the Grace Marion Wilson Trust.

Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Aug 16

GIVEAWAY! Go in the draw to grow TBR pile by 12 when you book ANY of our Season 3 workshops or courses. Entries close Friday 22 August 11:59PM AEST.

Book now for your chance to win this juicy stack! writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Aug 10

Writers Victoria is offering two members a two-week residency in partnerships with the Edenhope Artist Residency in November 2025.
✅ A stipend of $500 each.
✅ Free accommodation for the duration of the residency.
✅ Free access to two Writers Victoria workshops.
writersvictoria.org.au/wv-edenhope-...

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Jul 11

In this seminar for writers of all levels, @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social invites writers to embrace missteps & detours as essential to the creation of powerful works of fiction.

🕙 Saturday 19 July, 1 – 2:30 PM
📍 In-person at @wheelercentre.bsky.social

writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Jul 10

Marketing Lessons for Writers with Natalie Williams provides insights into social media industry trends, leveraging your existing skills, and building a genuine and engaged audience through authentic content.

🕙 Sunday 27 July, 10AM – 1PM
📍 Online via Zoom

writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Jun 30

Entries are now open for the 2026 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing. Writers Victoria is thrilled to be partnering with @nillumbik.bsky.social again to present this prestigious biennial national prize, with a total prize pool of $17,500. writersvictoria.org.au/nillumbik-pr...

Blue and red geometric triangle shapes adorn a black background. Text reads: Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026. Entries open for Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing 2026. Genres: Short Story and Poetry. Open, Local and Youth categories. Theme: Echoes. Prize Pool of $17500. Entries open first of July and close thirtieth of September 2025. Free short story and poetry workshops also available. Writers Victoria all about writers. Yarra Plenty Regional Library. Nillumbik The Green Wedge Shire.

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Jun 26

Book Anna's workshop now! Challenge clichés and explore different ways of depicting older characters who are vivid and complex.
🕰️ Saturday 23 August, 10 AM to 1:30 PM
📍 The Wheeler Centre
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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Jun 24

Writers Victoria relies on your donations to bolster emerging and underrepresented voices as well as established literary leaders. Make a tax-deductible donation by 30 June to helps us help writers today and into the future writersvictoria.org.au/donate/

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · Jun 20

Online #shortstory feedback clinic. Anyone, anywhere. Book now. @writersvictoria.bsky.social
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Online short story feedback clinic with Eugen Bacon

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Jun 13

The Writeability ethos has been based on the importance of self-told stories, disability-leadership and peer support, and the creation of opportunities for even the quietest voices to be heard. Help us keep going by donating today. If you can't donate please share 💌 🌱 writersvictoria.org.au/donate/

Help us help writers: In 2024, Writers Victoria's award-winning Writeability program supported 333 writers with disability through free events and programs, funded mentorships, paid publication pathways and employment opportunities. Donate today writersvictoria dot org dot A U forward slash donate

Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Jun 6

We're delighted to announce the recipients of Round 13 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund! Congratulations to Inga Simpson, Ernest Price, Jennifer Down, Lisette Muratore, Emily Maguire, Bradley David, Clare Atkins, and Kate Cuthbert 👏 writersvictoria.org.au/writing-life...

On a pink background, text reads: Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund, Round 13 Recipients. Inga Simpson, Ernest Price, Jennifer Down, Lisette Muratore, Emily Maguire, Bradley David, Clare Atkins, Kate Cuthbert. writersvictoria dot org dot A U

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · May 5

🌙 Our Season 2 Program for 2025 is now live!
This season includes a range of online and in-person workshops, courses and panels. Running from June to September 2025, this season will fuel your creativity to help you improve your writing and editing skills. writersvictoria.org.au/calendars/ev...

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Apr 9

We're thrilled to announce a second Melbourne Writers Festival workshop with Raeden Richardson on Writing to the Edge of Reality. Places are limited so grab your ticket now for this or one of the few remaining spots for The Healing Power of Poetry with Afra Atiq✨ Book via mwf.com.au

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Melbourne Writers Festival returns from 8–11 May 2025 to ignite the city with stories, ideas and the transformative magic of words.

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Mar 20

It's official! The 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival program has just launched and Writers Victoria is delighted to once again be a programming partner. Choose from six exciting workshops by award-winning writers. Book now via mwf.com.au

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Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Mar 7

Wise words from the brilliant Emily Bitto. When you feel stuck, sometimes the best thing you can do is move on to something else. Another scene. Another activity. You may find a solution while doing something else entirely.

On a white tile floating on top of a photograph of group of people writing, is text that reads: Trust your unconscious mind and learn how to set it to work to solve the problems you're struggling to solve in your current writing project. Emily Bitto.

Writers Victoria @writersvictoria.bsky.social · Mar 5

📣 We're thrilled to announce the winner of the 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship is Michelle Staff for her proposed joint biography of sisters Bessie Rischbieth & Olive Evans. Monique Rooney & Jennifer Martin also received Highly Commended Awards. Read more on www.writersvictoria.org.au 🧡

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