Writing NSW

Build a more sustainable writing practice and reignite your joy in creative writing with Assyrian writer and visual artist Monikka Eliah. Through playful exercises, discussion and reflection aimed at shifting your mindset, this course will fuel your creative energy and help make writing feel more managable.

Along the way, you’ll begin to build a creative toolkit of resources you can draw on those days when you don’t feel like writing. The toolkit includes activities, practice, and an artist network. You’ll leave the workshop with revived creative energy, excitement to create, and a collection of practical approaches to help sustain your writing practice beyond the course.

Enrol in Small Magic: Kindle Your Creativity with Monikka Eliah, Saturday 1 August 2026, 10am - 4pm 2026 at Writing NSW, Lilyfield: https://buff.ly/odRsvUY

We spoke with Olivia Lanchester about navigating industry uncertainty and AI slop, how writers can protect themselves amidst the AI revolution, and the incredible cultural and creative power of writers.

Read the full interview: https://buff.ly/splqacL

Enrol in Seminar: Everything You Wanted to Know About Gen AI (but were too afraid to ask) with Olivia Lanchester, Tuesday 21 July 2026, 6:30-8.30pm, online: https://buff.ly/OVINB88

Writing NSW is excited to announce a new season of courses, workshops, and seminars from September to November 2026. Wherever you are on your writing journey - just getting started, refining your craft, polishing your writing, on the road to publication, or standing behind many publications - we've curated a program of in-person and online courses program designed to inspire and improve your practice.

See the full program on the Writing NSW website and enrol today to secure your spot: https://buff.ly/1H9AGfK

Did you know that, if you're a Writing NSW member, you're able to book our casual writing room for a distraction-free space to write in Callan Park?

Simply contact us to check availability, book a room for the day, and spend some focused time on your project.

Bookings are essential and can be made up to one week in advance. Find out more or contact us to book your spot: https://buff.ly/ZZKyJ8s

Would you like expert feedback and advice on your writing from an award-winning author and a community of like-minded writers? Our Online Feedback courses are an unique opportunity to refine your writing with support and encouragement in an online classroom environment.

Online Feedback: Non-Fiction with Fiona Murphy will provide feedback on your essays and other creative non-fiction, enabling you to hone your skills over five months. Learn from tailored feedback on areas such as voice, tone, structure, pacing, and incorporating research and other materials into your work.

Online Feedback: Fiction with Pamela Cook is an opportunity to receive structured feedback on monthly submissions from your manuscript and synopsis (up to 12,500 words total) in an online classroom environment. From characters and dialogue, to plot and structure, refine your fiction with guidance and support.

Online Feedback: Poetry with Alicia Sometimes will provide peer feedback and tutor support on regular poetry submissions, helping you to hone your structure, rhythm, tone, imagery, and more. Challenge yourself and develop your skills through constructive critique and independent work to refine your poetry.

Find out more and book your spot: https://buff.ly/vhPgu3H

We are excited to announce that Fizza Abbas is the winner of Writing NSW's micropoetry competition for her vivid and thoughtful 5-line poem.

The judges reported that it was especially difficult to pick a winner as we received many wonderful entries. The Writing NSW community is full of talented writers, and we are so excited by the creativity in our midst.

Abbas' poem struck the judges with its creative and evocative response to the prompt, 'autumn'. You can read Abbas' poem here: https://buff.ly/2KfScT4

We spoke with Amanda Scotland about her journey to flash fiction, what competitive short-form stories have in common, and why flash fiction is still a worthy pursuit for writers of longer-form fiction.

Read the full interview: https://buff.ly/ehps6Wt

Enrol in Write Winning Flash Fiction, Saturday 18 July 2026, 10am-4pm at Writing NSW, Lilyfield: https://buff.ly/vTtn1kp

First Friday is our monthly conversation with an industry professional and a chance for our community to learn more about the writing and publishing industry.

Join us in conversation with Chiara Priorelli, Head of Publishing and Acquisitions at Wavesound. We'll discuss the basics of audiobook production, the changes taking place in the industry, and the ways in which audiobooks open new markets, new readers, and new opportunities.

Book your spot at First Friday with Chiara Priorelli, Friday 3 July 2026, 12:30pm, online via Zoom. This event is free and open to members and non-members, but RSVPs are essential: https://buff.ly/4EllIAu

Are you an emerging writer who is finished, or partway through a draft, but haven’t worked with an editor before? Do you have a publishing opportunity with a publishing house, literary journal or just want to work independently with a freelance editor to get the most out of your manuscript? Then this seminar is for you!

Join experienced editor, Catherine Hill, to learn about the different levels and stages in a typical edit and the types of editorial intervention. You will also gain insights into how to most effectively communicate with and work with an editor so that you feel supported, heard and understood.

Join Seminar: Working with Editors with Catherine Hill, Tuesday 23 June 2026, 6:30-8.30pm, online: https://buff.ly/4YJFm8N

Did you know that Writing NSW offers venue hire at our beautiful home in Callan Park, Lilyfield? Built in 1840, our heritage-listed Georgian manor is surrounded by magnificent jacaranda and magnolia trees and features a stunning ceiling dome, high timber doors and a wide wraparound verandah. We also have a dedicated parking area with free visitor parking.

We have a range of spaces available for meetings, day retreats, book launches, private functions, and weddings. Whether you're planning a small gathering or a larger event, our building provides a unique and memorable setting in the heart of Sydney's Inner West.

Every venue hire helps support the work of Writing NSW, making it a wonderful way to host an event while contributing to the literary community. Find out more and make an enquiry: https://buff.ly/BV6odqD