Two Blue Mountains Writers' Festival volunteers smiling and posing together outside The Carrington Hotel in Katoomba, during daytime, wearing matching black t-shirts with the words ''Blue Mountains Writers' Festival.''

Varuna News

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Amy Sambrooke Amy Sambrooke

2019 Affirm Press Mentorship Award

Thank you to the editorial team at Affirm Press for selecting the writers that will participate in the Varuna & Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2019. Congratulations to our three Mentorship recipients.

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Veechi Stuart Veechi Stuart

Scribe Varuna Residency open for applications

Varuna the National Writers’ House and Scribe Publications from Melbourne are thrilled to announce a new partnership that will offer three writers the opportunity to develop their work.

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Veechi Stuart Veechi Stuart

WestWords Fellowship open for applications

WestWords and Varuna have once again partnered for the WestWords Varuna Western Sydney Residential Program offering four emerging writers from diverse backgrounds from Western Sydney the opportunity of a six-day residency at Varuna.

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Veechi Stuart Veechi Stuart

Arts NT Fellowships 2019

Congratulations to NT writers Gretel Bull, Sam Carmody, Mhairi Duncan and Biddy O’Loughlin who have been awarded the 2019 Arts NT Varuna Residential Fellowships.

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Clive Jones Clive Jones

Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2018

Thank you to the editorial team at Affirm Press for selecting the writers that will participate in the Varuna & Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2018. 

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