Applications close 8 August

Dive deep into the world of thrillers and crime fiction with Jack Heath in this 6-week online program.

Applications now open

Varuna’s most prestigious award, running since 1991. Awards up to 30 fellowships to emerging and established writers across Australia, including several flagship three-week fellowships.

The Writer’s Space Writing Group is returning to Katoomba with a free, six-week program open to writers with disability. Writers at all levels of experience and working in any genre are welcome. Spaces limited to 12.

Applications close 29 July

This 8-week online program drills down deeply into how to craft dialogue on the page, ensuring that each of your character’s voices is unique, shaping their distinct speech patterns, and working on questions about who speaks, and when.

Applications close 11 July

This small online masterclass for First Nations writers of all genres uses reading as a tool to sharpen artistic vision and ambition.

Applications now open (as part of Varuna Residential Fellowship)

Offered in partnership with the Henry Handel Richardson Society, this award promotes the life and legacy of Henry Handel Richardson.

Applications now open (as part of Varuna Residential Fellowship)

Offered in partnership with the Australian Society of Authors, and generously supported by the Ray Koppe bequest, this is one of the Varuna flagship fellowships and is offered to a writer under the age of 35 who is as yet unpublished.