I’ll be leaving the main hub of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, those creaky wharves, on Friday night to head out to the Bankstown Arts Centre to see the latest production from the Westside Writers’ Group – one of the most dynamic and talented group of writers in the country. Westside meet fortnightly to workshop their […]

My personal pick for the Festival is Chad Harbach’s session. I first heard about his novel ‘The Art of Fielding’ when I read Keith Gessen’s article in Vanity Fair about how the book came into being. The novel took ten years to write and seemed, at times, like a lost cause. The article itself is […]

The absolute highlight of the Sydney Writers’ Festival for me is the fabulous Redrooms Disappearing Walking Tour. I can’t express how much I love The Red Room Company, they are easily the most innovative and exciting poetry organisation in Australia (if not the most innovative and exciting writing organisation) and we are so luckily to […]

At the moment we’re focusing on all things travel, and to whet your appetite we’re publishing some posts from our favourite travel blogs. Enjoy this one from C’est Christine. A little bit about Christine Amorose: Christine Amorose is a full-fledged Francophile, aspiring street art photographer and semi-professional beach bum. Since earning a degree in journalism, […]

At the moment we’re focusing on all things travel, and to whet your appetite we’re publishing some posts from our favourite travel blogs. Enjoy this one from The Road to Anywhere.  A little bit about the author, Dean Wickham: Dean Wickham is an intrepid traveller from Australia with a thirst for adventure. He has travelled […]

We thought it was time for a competition.  So welcome to Micro Fiction March! We are looking for 200 word stories. (Yes, yes we know purists say 50 words is the maximum for micro fiction.) To enter, you need to post your story on our Facebook page. Give it the title Micro Fiction March, followed by the title you titled it. It’s that simple! […]

Sydney’s writing scene is often as maligned as its pubs. Four young writers handpicked by the New South Wales Writer’s Centre talk about the difficulties and opportunities associated with promoting their work in a city charged with literary lack. Whilst the majority of Sydney would have been in party preparations with the numerous sporting events […]

The Next Page is a year long program which will place one emerging creative (or group of creatives) working in writing within the New South Wales Writers Centre – to support them, provide them with mentoring and networking as well as provide them with development opportunities both within the NSWWC program and through our networks. […]