The 2020 round of Fellowships for Indigenous writers is now open for its third consecutive year; a program developed by Varuna the National Writers’ House in collaboration with Magabala Books, the University of Sydney and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.

The 2020 round of Fellowships for Indigenous writers is now open for its third consecutive year; a program developed by Varuna the National Writers’ House in collaboration with Magabala Books, the University of Sydney and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.

Would you like the opportunity to have your work read by one of Australia's leading publishers, with a view to possible publication?

Varuna the National Writers’ House and the Australian Society of Authors are delighted to announce Hayley Scrivenor as the winner of the 2019 ASA / Varuna Ray Koppe Young Writers Residency.

Thank you to the editorial team at Scribe Publications for selecting the writers that will participate in the first year of the Scribe & Varuna Residency.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 Varuna Residential Fellowships.

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.

Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival will invite the best writers and thinkers from around Australia to share ideas, spark conversations and inspire creativity.

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.

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.

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.

Varuna the National Writers’ House invites writers from across Australia to apply for a Varuna Residential Fellowship.

We are pleased to announce the writers receiving a 2019 PIP Fellowship.

Spread the word about Varuna’s latest Fellowship supported by the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT.

Congratulations to Roanna Gonsalves and Mirandi Riwoe.

Thank you to the 21 First Nations writers who applied for a 2019 Copyright Agency First Nations Fellowship.

This year, we're excited to be able to offer two international exchange opportunities exclusively for our Varuna alumni.

Our four assessors have each provided feedback on the judging process.

Varuna is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Publisher Introduction Program (PIP). 

Congratulations to the writers who have been awarded a Varuna Residency Fellowship for 2019.