Tuesday, 17 January 2023

2023 Monthly Writing Workshops

 


Monthly Writing Workshops

Booranga Writers' Centre
CSU Campus
Building 410, Mambarra Drive
Wagga Wagga 

Location on map

 

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

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 if you wish to share your work. 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.


Workshop fees:
$10 for 2023 financial members
$15 for non-members 





Usually the Third Saturday of each month 

Proposed dates, subject to change


18 February: Regular workshop at Booranga, 2 - 4pm

18 March: Regular workshop at Booranga, 2 - 4pm 

22 April: Special Event with Jacquelene Pearson at Community Learning Space 1+2, Wagga Wagga City Library. Tickets

20 May: Booranga, 2 - 4pm with writer-in-residence John Stephenson

17 June: Regular workshop Booranga, 2 - 4pm 

22 July:  Regular workshop Booranga, 2 - 4pm 

19 August: Booranga, 11.30am - 1.30pm with writer-in-residence Fiona Kelly MacGregor 

Fiona's Workshop topic will be ' Planning, Practice, Reading and Research. It's a good intro workshop which guides people into creating time, and timetables, and gets them to ask themselves what exactly they want to do and how they can affect it within their own individual circumstances. And it tackles ways to read and research that support specific projects.'


16 September: Booranga, 2 - 4pm with writer-in-residence Judith Beveridge

21 October:  Regular workshop Booranga, 2 - 4pm 

18 November:  Regular workshop Booranga, 2 - 4pm 


Proposed dates, subject to change





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Tuesday, 3 January 2023

2023 Competitions and Opportunities

 2023 Competitions and Opportunities

 

Submissions to fourW Anthology of New Writing  
Closes 30 June each year
All submissions to fourW are considered for the Booranga Literary Prizes
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Booranga Literary Prizes
The Booranga Prizes, of $500 each, are chosen from all submissions to fourW and are awarded to the best poem and the best short story submitted each year and are published in our annual anthology, fourW.
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CLOSING SOON

Penguin Literary Prize
Closes 12 December


Nan Tien Temple x SCWC Writers Residency
Closes 14 December


Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize   
Closes 15 December


Scenes from the Sage Age
Closes 15 December



Helen Ann Bell Poetry Bequest Award
Closes 18 December


Heroines Anthology
Closes 18 December

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES


Australian Writers’ Centre Furious Fiction
First weekend of each season (March, June, September, December)
Writers have 55 hours to write a 500 words-or-fewer story to be in the running for $500. On the first Friday of every month, a new set of short story prompts will be revealed to guide writers.
Read More


Baby Teeth Journal Submissions
Ongoing
Read More


Big Issue
Contributor guidelines
Read More


Emerging Refugee Artist Development Program
Ongoing


Eureka St Submissions
Ongoing


Fairlight Moderns - novella submissions
Currently seeking submissions of novella-length works in English from authors based anywhere in the world. We are particularly keen to publish work by new and emerging writers,
Read More


Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc
Various competitions open throughout the year
Read More


KSP 2023 Residency Program 
Various dates
Read More


Light Horse Australia: Harry Chauvel Foundation
Help us build on online Light Horse Anthology
Read More


Lighthouse Arts Residencies
Applications ongoing


Mona Magazine submissions
Ongoing


Rabbit Journal Submissions
Ongoing


Science Write Now Submissions
Ongoing


Sisters in Crime Australia Inc


Spread the Stories not the Virus
Ongoing
Read More


The Moderate Review
Submissions Ongoing


The School Magazine
Ongoing submissions.
Writers, Illustrators, Comic Serial Creators, Cartoonists.


The Suburban Review
Various dates


Writing NSW
Regional Writers support
Read More


Writing NSW Grants - Various
Read More



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Monday, 10 January 2022

2022 Competitions and Opportunities

 

2022 Competitions and Opportunities

 

Submissions to fourW  Anthology of New Writing  
Closes 30 June each year
All submissions to fourW are considered for the Booranga Literary Prizes
Read More


Booranga Literary Prizes
The Booranga Prizes, of $500 each, are chosen from all submissions to fourW and are awarded to the best poem and the best short story submitted each year and are published in our annual anthology, fourW.
Read More


Writing NSW
Regional Writers support
Read More


Writing NSW Grants - Various
Read More


Australian Writers’ Centre Furious Fiction
First weekend of each season (March, June, September, December)
Writers have 55 hours to write a 500 words-or-fewer story to be in the running for $500. On the first Friday of every month, a new set of short story prompts will be revealed to guide writers.
Read More


Baby Teeth Journal Submissions
Ongoing
Read More


Big Issue
Contributor guidelines
Read More


Eureka St Submissions
Ongoing


Fairlight Moderns - novella submissions
Currently seeking submissions of novella-length works in English from authors based anywhere in the world. We are particularly keen to publish work by new and emerging writers,
Read More


Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc
Various competitions open throughout the year
Read More


KSP 2023 Residency Program 
Various dates
Read More


Light Horse Australia: Harry Chauvel Foundation
Help us build on online Light Horse Anthology
Read More


Lighthouse Arts Residencies
Applications ongoing


Mona Magazine submissions
Ongoing


Science Write Now Submissions
Ongoing


Spread the Stories not the Virus
Ongoing
Read More


The Moderate Review
Submissions Ongoing


The School Magazine
Ongoing submissions.
Writers, Illustrators, Comic Serial Creators, Cartoonists.


The Suburban Review
Various dates


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2022 Monthly Writing Workshops


Monthly Writing 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 if you wish to share your work. 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.


Regular workshop fees:
$10 for 2022 financial members
$15 for non-members 

*When our visiting writers-in-residence conduct the workshops they will run in a different format with writing tasks being set by them for all participants.
Workshop fees
$10 for 2022 financial members
*$20 for non-members



Third Saturday of each month 

Proposed dates, subject to change

15 January: Booranga, 2 - 4pm

*19 February: Booranga, 2 - 5pm with writer-in-residence Les Wicks *

19 March: Booranga, 2 - 4pm 

*13 & 14 April:  with writer-in-residence Gretel Killeen 
Details here     Bookings essential   Tickets here


21 May:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm

18 June:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm

*9 July:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm with writer-in-residence Craig Billingham *

*6 August:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm with writer-in-residence Benjamin Dodds*

*17 September:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm with Nathan Curnow*

22 October:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm 

19 November:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm

Cancelled 17 December:  Booranga, 2 - 4pm

Proposed dates, subject to change






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Sunday, 18 April 2021

Booranga Writers’ Centre Micro-Grants 2021

 

 


 The Booranga Writers’ Centre Micro-Grants 2021

Are you:

- a resident of regional NSW (excluding greater Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong)?

- an individual (not an organisation)?

Do you:

- have a great idea for a writing project?

- need money to assist your writing activities?

- have an ABN? *beginner and early-career writers may submit a Statement-by-Supplier form from the ATO


Introduction:

Booranga is pleased to announce we are now offering micro-grants to the writers of regional NSW. These small grants are for individuals, for up to $1000, and are intended to restart literary activity in the regions after the social tumult of pandemic lockdowns.  

Our main criteria for this funding is that the money goes to assists writers in regional NSW. Booranga and the NSW Government are committed to supporting writers with a demonstrated need and we understand that a small amount of money can be of immense value, helping you get your idea and practice up and running.

We intend that this money supports your needs through and beyond the pandemic and accordingly all reasonable requests for funding (for a need related to your writing practice) will be considered. Grants are open from Thursday 22nd April to Thursday 20 May and funding decisions will be announced by Thu 27 May, for projects happening in 2021.

Please read these guidelines, check eligibility requirements, and send applications to: officemanager@booranga.com

 

Funding available:

- Grants of up to $1,000 per application are available, where approved.

- There is a total of $15,000 available in this stimulus round of Micro Grants

- Grant applications will be assessed by a panel comprised of the Booranga Executive Committee members and staff.


Key dates:

-          Applications open:  22 April 2021

-          Applications close: 20 May 2021

-          Decisions advised by: 27 May 2021

-          Projects to be completed: by the end of 2021

 

Eligibility:

1. Applicants must be a resident of regional NSW (defined as any area of NSW excluding greater Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong

2. Applicants must demonstrate a real need for the grant funding

3. All grant allocations made by Booranga are made on the assumption of honest and full disclosure of information contained in the application. Evidence of any breach will render the grant null and void in which case any funds paid under the scheme must be returned

4. Grant funds will not be provided for any unlawful, unethical or political purposes

5. Applicants must immediately advise Booranga of any proposed changes to the purpose or proposed use of grant funds from those detailed in the application. The decision to withdraw funding following notification of proposed changes shall be made at Booranga’s discretion.


The following activities or uses are not eligible for funding:

-       Retrospective funding of any event or activity

-       Fundraising events

-       General operating expenses or ongoing costs of long-term continuous projects

-       Activities which could be considered part of the curriculum for schools or tertiary institutions.

-       Non-writing related activities

 

Selection Criteria:

Micro Grants will be awarded to applications that best meet the following four selection criteria:

1. The project is innovative and addresses a real developmental need identified by the applicant

2. The project fosters regional writing activity

3. The project is achievable and clearly defined

4. The budget amount and expenditure provides value for money and accurately reflects the project idea

 

Application Process:

Applications open 22 April, with individuals based in regional NSW eligible to apply. 

Applicants should send a word document of no more than one page (around 300 words) telling us:

  • Your name and contact details
  • A brief description of what you are proposing to do with your grant money, including a very simple budget
  • Provide your bank details and ABN so that we can pay you if you are successful

 

Completed application forms should be emailed to: officemanager@booranga.com with 
‘Micro-grant Application’ as the subject line.

 

Acknowledgment and Reporting

Successful applicants will be required to acknowledge the NSW Government and Booranga in any outcome or publicity associated with your project.

 


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Thursday, 4 February 2021

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 
  • Direct Deposit to Booranga Bank account


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






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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




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