Writers Centres
The ACT Writers Centre is part of the Association of Australian Writers Centres.
National Writers Centres
Varuna - The Writers House
Varuna, the Writers' House offers residential time and space for individual writers and illustrators to develop their work and seek pathways to publication and production. Varuna reaches out with quality programs of professional development for new and emerging writers in metropolitan, regional and remote areas across the country.
Ph: (02) 4782 5674
Web: www.varuna.com.au
State Writers Centres
ACT
Ph: (02) 6262 9191
Web: www.actwriters.org.au
NSW
Ph: (02) 9555 9757
Web: www.nswwriterscentre.org.au
VIC
Ph: (03) 9654 9068
Web: http://vwc.org.au
QLD
Ph: (07) 3839 1243
Web: www.qwc.asn.au
Tas
Ph: (03) 6224 0029
Web: www.tasmanianwriters.org
NT
Ph: (08) 8941 2651
Web: www.ntwriters.com.au
WA
Ph: (08) 9228 9908
Web: www.writingwa.org
Regional Writers Centres
Booranga Writers Centre (NSW)
The Booranga Writers' Centre was established with the aim of serving and promoting the interests of local writers. The group has been active in the Wagga region and surrounds for the past twenty-one years.
Ph: (02) 6933 2688.
Web: www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/humss/booranga
Central West Writers Centre: Words Out West (NSW)
The Central West Writer's Centre is dedicated to fostering the creative development of writers in our region and promoting all aspects of reading and writing through an exciting partnership with Central West Libraries.
Ph: (02) 6393 8125
Web: www.wordsoutwest.com.au
Hunter Writers Centre (NSW)
The Hunter Writers Centre was established in 1995 and incorporated in 1998 as a resource centre for writers in Newcastle and the Hunter Region.
Ph: (02) 4926 3485
Web: http://hwcentre.com
New England Writers Centre (NSW)
Situated in Armidale, but serving the whole New England region from Wee Waa in the west, Bellingen in the east, Tamworth in the south, and Tenterfield in the north.
Ph: (02) 6772 7210
Web: http://users.northnet.com.au/~newc
Northern Rivers Writers Centre (NSW)
As a regional writers' centre, we are responsible for promoting Australian literature and enhancing the skills of writers and readers in the Northern Rivers of NSW and beyond. The region we cover stretches from Taree to Tweed Heads and west to Kyogle. The Centre offers a year-round program of workshops, seminars and events as well as the annual Byron Bay Writers Festival.
Ph: (02) 6685 5115
Web: www.nrwc.org.au/v1/index.php
South Coast Writers Centre (NSW)
The South Coast Writers' Centre offers professional development, networks and resources for writers and readers on the South Coast and Southern Highlands of New South Wales.
Ph: (02) 4228 0151
Web: http://users.1earth.net/~scwc
Sydney Writers' Centre (NSW)
The Sydney Writers' Centre provides short courses to individuals and corporate groups in magazine writing, travel writing, fiction, book publishing, business writing, online writing and much more.
Ph: (02) 9929 9237
Web: www.sydneywriterscentre.com.au/index001.htm
Geelong Writers Inc (VIC)
Supporting and promoting Geelong and District writers by providing an information service.
Ph: (03) 5244 0276
Web: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gwriters/about.html
Katherine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre (WA)
Encouraging writing related activities in the Perth Hills whilst preserving the heritage value of the former home of leading Australian writer, Katharine Susannah Prichard.
Ph: (08) 9294 1872
Web: http://kspf.iinet.net.au/index.html
