This list is for aspiring and emerging writers seeking to connect, find professional development opportunities, writing competitions and so forth. This specific list is of writing organisations.
Coming soon: Writers Australia.
As always, please comment to add to the list.
Organisations, many with newsletters:
- Aniko Press
- ASA – Australian Society of Authors has a member only guide to the Australian book industry.
- Baby Teeth Journal
- BAD Crime Writers also called BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival
- Creative Australia
- Creative Victoria
- Golden Egg Academy
- Gotham Writers Centre
- Hunter Writers Centre
- Jericho Writers
- Kill Your Darlings
- KSP writers centre (Western Australia)
- London Writers Salon
- MARION
- May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust: has fellowships
- Mslexia: also has competitions, currently closed
- NYC Midnight
- One Story
- QLD Writers Centre; their competitions are here but all appear to be currently closed
- Red Room Poetry
- South Coast Writers
- Varuna
- Writing Australia; announcement via Creative Australia, 2024 legislation created the org
- Writers SA
- Writers Victoria
- Writing WA
- Your kid’s next read
