Varuna News
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2024 Cove Park Fellowship Recipient
Congratulations to Cove Park Fellowship 2024 recipient Brooke Robinson, who will be heading to Scotland in September to take part in a four-week residency in Scotland.
Inaugural Whitlam Essay Residency recipients
Kim Huynh, Dr Kath Kenny, Dr Farjana Mahbuba, Deborah Prospero, Heather Taylor-Johnson and Dr Jessica White selected for the inaugural Whitlam Essay Residency, to take place March 2024.
Inaugural Climate Fellowship recipients 2024
Seven fellows selected for the inaugural Climate Fellowship, supported by The Bridge Awards, are in residence during March 2024.
2024 FNAWN Varuna Fellowship recipients
Six winners announced for inaugural FNAWN Varuna fellowship.
2024 Arts NT Varuna Fellowships recipients
Congratulations to the nine works and their authors.
Pitch Me! 2024 now open for applications
Varuna is delighted to announce our 2024 call out for Pitch Me!. Applications are now open to be part of a program that connects Australian writers with publishers and agents.
2024 Varuna Fellowships announced
Congratulations to the 33 writers who have been awarded a Varuna Residential Fellowship for 2024.
Ann Moyal Non-fiction Fellowship Winners Announced
ANN MOYAL NON-FICTION FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED
Sarah Holland-Batt, Cathy Perkins and Geordie Williamson have received the inaugural three-week Ann Moyal Fellowship for 2023.
2023 First Nations Fellowship Recipients
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2023 First Nations Fellowship.
2023 International Lamplight Residency - Fiction
We are delighted to announce the recipients 2023 International Lamplight Residency - Fiction.
Varuna’s support of The Voice
We at Varuna, the National Writers House, on the lands of the Darug and Gundungurra peoples, thank the First Nations leaders, delegates and communities for their generosity, grace and good faith in inviting us to walk with them in a ‘movement of the Australian people for a better future’.
2023 Cove Park Fellowship Recipient
Congratulations to Cove Park Fellowship 2023 recipient Jeanine Leane, who will be heading to Scotland in August to take part in a four-week residency. Thank you to our wonderful alumni writers who applied and supported this fellowship.
The Writer's Space Fellowship 2023
Congratulations to the 12 recipients of our 2023 The Writer’s Space Fellowship program.
NSW Government announces $815,827 in funding for Varuna
Leveraging the presence of over 200 award-winning writers who visit Varuna each year, the funding will transform the extraordinary cultural wealth of Varuna from being a residential asset enjoyed by relatively few, to being a place that all members of the community can enjoy.
Arts NT Fellowship Recipients Announced
Congratulations to the nine winners of the 2022 Arts NT & Varuna Fellowship due to commence their residency in 2023.
Mascara Literary Review & Varuna 2023 Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Mascara Literary Review & Varuna Editors' and Writers' Residency: Maria van Neerven, Alison J. Barton, Timmah Ball, and Vivienne Cleven.
Affirm Press Mentorship 2023 Winners Announced
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Affirm Press and Varuna Mentorship Award; Anne Andrew, Inessa Jackson, Mark Mupotsa-Russell and Zoe Downing.
2023 Varuna Fellowships announced
Congratulations to the 31 writers who have been awarded a Varuna Residential Fellowship for 2023.
Scribe Fellowship Announced
Congratulations to our 2022 Varuna & Scribe Fellowship recipients Sam Elkin, Jacqueline Wright and Nevo Zisin.
2022 Queensland Writers Centre Fellowships announced
Congratulations to Richard Yaxley and Balli Kaur Jaswal who have received a Queensland Writers Centre Varuna Fellowship.