Welcome to the
South Australian Writers' Centre
Welcome to the website for the SAWC. Located in Adelaide, we are a non-profit organisation providing resources and support for South Australian writers of all ages.
Upcoming Events
5pm Monday 15 February 2010
Varuna Proposal Deadlines - 15 February
Peter Bishop of Varuna is here from 24-26 February, offering major creative project direction and development consultations. Please send up to 10 pages to the SAWC by 15th February. Consultations are 40 minutes, cost $50 and by appointment. Places are limited. Successful applicants will be notified and offered appointment times.
10am — 1pm Saturday 20 February 2010
Children’s picture books: ploughing a path to publication
Katrina Germein, author of the picture book "Big Rain Coming", draws on personal experience in considering how to improve your chances of having your story published. Recommended for those with an already completed, or near finished, picture book manuscript who are wondering what to do next.
10am — 1pm Saturday 20 February 2010
Feeding your creative self: strategies to keep you writing poetry all through the New Year
Internationally recognised Victorian poet Lorraine Marwood will take workshop participants on an exhilarating ride through three quick and easy techniques that call into play the everyday world, its dialogue, its quirky details and turns them into poetic images.
2pm — 5pm Saturday 20 February 2010
Slash and burn: self-editing for fiction writers
Patrick Allington, freelance writer, editor and critic and author of "Figurehead", looks at the practical strategies involved in self-editing — the art of being ruthlessly honest with yourself — something which requires a completely different mindset and an alternative set of skills and knowledge to writing.
5:30pm Monday 01 March 2010
Our first networking function for 2010 is with Varuna. Peter Bishop, its Creative Director, and a number of visiting publishers will be our special guests. We’ll be launching two exciting initiatives, a short story program in partnership with Scribe and an essay program in partnership with Griffith Review.
6am Saturday 06 March 2010 — Saturday 13 March 2010
2010 Vietnam Travel Writers’ Workshop
Award-winning writer Max Anderson will take 14 aspiring writers to Vietnam for a unique travel writer’s workshop. The program is open to anyone with ‘an interest in writing and a passion for travel’ and will include ten workshops as part of the package. Full details in October’s "Southern Write".
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Wheelchair/lift access is available at 26 York Street, rear entrance. Alternatively, come in from Rundle Street via Caffe Brunelli to reach the lift. |
The SA Writers' Centre is assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory bodies.