2025 Membership Wagga Wagga Writers Writers - Booranga Writers' Centre

 

 

Wagga Wagga Writers Writers Inc. was formed in 1987 to foster local authors and their work. The group is active in promoting writing and writers throughout the Riverina, holding regular readings at local venues and conducting writing workshops. We also offer writing fellowships through the Writers in Residence program at Booranga Writers' Centre located on the Wagga Wagga Campus of Charles Sturt University, and publish an annual anthology of poetry and short stories, fourW, under the imprint of fourW press.

Membership for 2025 is open now

New membership rates are $40 (concession $30).  

Benefits of membership: 

•               Access to monthly writing workshops at Booranga Writers' Centre at member rates
•         10% discount at Collins Booksellers in Wagga Wagga
•         Invitations to writing events and get-togethers
•         Reduced rates at monthly writers' readings
•         Access to a network of writers, book enthusiasts and other writers’ centres
•         Mentoring & editorial assistance from established Booranga Writers' members

 Membership subscription may be paid by any of the following methods:

• PayPal: officemanager@booranga.com 
• Online by card as per links below
• Via Square

Pay Full 2025 Membership $40

 

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Pay 2025 Student/Concession Membership $30

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DIRECT DEPOSIT

Include surname in bank ‘reference’ & advise by email: president@booranga.com

Account Name:     Wagga Wagga Writers Writers

Bank:      NAB Wagga Wagga           BSB:  082 811                Account Number:  02951 4435

2021 Monthly Writers' Workshops

Monthly Workshops

Places limited. Please adhere to current Covid-safe practices at these workshops.

Bookings Essential RSVP director@booranga.com

We invite writers of all abilities, genres and interests to join us with a piece of writing you are working on, to workshop, develop and share with fellow writers. Please bring multiple copies (6 - 8) of the work to share around the table for editing purposes. These will be returned to you at the end of the workshop.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.

Booranga is a friendly environment to nurture your creative writing while enjoying the company of like-minded people of all ages and stages of their craft.

$5 for 2021 financial members
$10 for non-members

*When our visiting writers-in-residence conduct the workshop they will run in a different format with writing tasks being set by them for all participants.

Third Saturday of each month

20 February: Booranga, 2 - 4pm

20 March: Booranga, 2 - 4pm 

10 April:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm, additional workshop with writer-in-residence Jane Downing.

17 April:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm 

15 May: Booranga, 2 - 5pm review-writing workshop with writer-in-residence Van Badham

19 June:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm with writer-in-residence Kai Jensen

17 July:  Online, 2 - 4pm with writer-in-residence Jeanine Leane

21 August:  Online, 2 - 4pm

18 September:  Online, 2 - 4pm with writer-in-residence Craig Billingham

16 October:  National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, 1 - 3pm with Greg Pritchard

20 November:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm

18 December:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm

Proposed dates, subject to change