ALUMNI RENEWAL

Writers who have been recipients of a Varuna Fellowship Program or Partnership program are invited to join the Varuna Alumni. The Board may also invite individuals who have made a significant contribution to Varuna to join. If you have questions about eligibility, please contact Varuna.

Alumni membership contributions in the last 12 months have helped Varuna to provide 95 fellowships and 222 residencies to emerging and established writers. We’re particularly proud to see so many new works published by our alumni, and how many of these works received prizes and other forms of recognition. As well as helping to nurture new work from Australian writers, alumni membership contributions enable writers to return to Varuna for an alumni residency, have your application fees waived for one fellowship program each year, and apply for alumni-only international exchange fellowship programs.

Joining the Alumni means you will:

Belong to an exclusive group of Australian writers who have, over the years, all been selected via Varuna's highly competitive fellowship process.

Contribute to Varuna and the future of Australian writing. Your membership contribution enables us to offer the fellowship programs so important to writers.

Save on Varuna program application fees. Each calendar year, you're able to waive the application fee (usually $70) for one Varuna program.

Receive discounts of $200 per week on Varuna residencies, as well as preferential booking status.

Connect with our national network of writers and illustrators. As an Alumni, we will post updates on your work and achievements through our newsletters and social media network.

Receive our monthly newsletter. Our newsletter keeps you up to date with literary events, fellowship programs, competitions and the latest publications from fellow Alumni.

Be eligible to apply for our international residential fellowships, which include Cove Park, Scotland, the Michael King Writers’ Centre in New Zealand and the Shanghai Writers Association in China. Only Alumni members are eligible to apply for these opportunities, with the successful recipient receiving return flights and up to eight weeks' accommodation with our international partner.