Writing NSW

Writing NSW Writing NSW is the leading provider of support for writers in New South Wales, Australia. Our mission is to make a difference to writers.

Writing NSW is a government funded not-for-profit organisation that exists to promote writing-based culture and the rights and interests of writers in NSW. Writing NSW brings aspirational, emerging, developing and established writers together as a community through the provision of a suite of writing programs and services that support, develop and promote a writing culture. We post about our upcom

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Join us for our annual major fundraising event 💌 Night of Letters will include an intimate evening of readings from Aust...
30/08/2026

Join us for our annual major fundraising event 💌

Night of Letters will include an intimate evening of readings from Australia’s most acclaimed authors. Our special guests include Stan Grant, Will Kostakis, Eleanor Limprecht, Matt Nable, Natasha Rai, Sophie Stern, Jennifer Wong, Fiona Wright and our host, Michaela Kalowski.

With the generous support of patrons including Hachette Australia, HarperCollins Australia, Allen & Unwin, Penguin Random House Australia and Michelle Laforest, this evening will be a celebration of literature, community and the future of writing.

Book your ticket and join us on Thursday 22 October 2026 at 6.30pm at Writing NSW, Callan Park, Lilyfield. Last year's event sold out, so don't delay!

Find the booking link here 🔗 https://buff.ly/7OGBqK5

Five writing prompts to spark your creativity, one for each day this week. Around ten minutes each, no writing experienc...
28/08/2026

Five writing prompts to spark your creativity, one for each day this week. Around ten minutes each, no writing experience necessary and nothing to hand in.

Save this post so you have it to start on Monday.

If you get to Friday and want more, we have three writing challenges of thirty daily prompts each: 30 Days of Inspiration if you want variety, A Poem a Day and A Letter a Day if you want to specialise in a particular kind of writing. They are just $20 each, fully online, and yours to keep, so you can play with them as many times as you like.

https://writingnsw.teachable.com/

Enrol now in Writing Compelling Climate Fiction with Amanda Niehaus to take your climate fiction writing to the next lev...
27/08/2026

Enrol now in Writing Compelling Climate Fiction with Amanda Niehaus to take your climate fiction writing to the next level. In this dynamic online course, you will learn how to use familiar storylines like folk tales or family histories to form the basis of your work and discover how empathy drives fiction to help us understand and tackle difficult or challenging concepts like climate change.

Guided by your tutor, trained biologist and award-winning writer Amanda Niehaus, you will delve deep into the world of climate fiction and leave the course armed with awe-inspiring plot techniques and storytelling devices you can use to supercharge your own writing.

Sign up via the link in our bio 🔗

Do you want advice on how to improve your writing? Not sure your manuscript is all that it can be? Receive independent p...
20/08/2026

Do you want advice on how to improve your writing? Not sure your manuscript is all that it can be? Receive independent professional advice on your work’s strengths and weakness with a one-on-one manuscript assessment session.

Join Children's Book and Young Adult Manuscript Assessments with Will Kostakis to receive feedback on your voice, plot, characterisation, language, readability, and more. Through actionable advice from a multi-published and award-winning author, discuss issues and potential solutions to take your writing to the next level.

Don't miss out on securing your spot at Fiction Manuscript Assessments with Devika Brendon. Through feedback on an excerpt of your manuscript and your synopsis, receive advice on character, structure, plot, style, and more. Elevate your fiction before submitting to publishers with expert and personalised advice.

Non-Fiction Manuscript Assessments with Zoya Patel are an opportunity to receive insight into your non-fiction work-in-progress. As an experienced writer, Zoya will consider your manuscript’s structure, content and style to assess its potential for publication.

Book now! Link in bio. 🔗

20/08/2026

What makes stories work effectively? Why do some stories move you while others fail? Story and narrative structure is much more important in the overall success of a work than many writers realise. This four-week course with Timothy Daly will teach you many of the narrative structures and story patterns that lie beneath the surface of successful stories.

Enrol in Narrative Structure for Fiction Writers with Timothy Daly! Link in bio. 🔗

What’s said aloud, what’s thought, and what’s left unsaid? How does a character speak differently to a friend, a boss, o...
18/08/2026

What’s said aloud, what’s thought, and what’s left unsaid? How does a character speak differently to a friend, a boss, or a parent? And what do those choices set in motion?

Plot doesn’t just happen to your characters, they drive it. Character, dialogue and plot are deeply connected. A single line can reveal character, create tension, and shift the direction of a scene but only if you understand who your character is before they speak.

In this 6-week course with R.W.R McDonald, you’ll explore how plot, character and dialogue work together to build momentum, deepen conflict, and keep readers turning the page.

Enrol in Online: Character, Plot, and Dialogue with RWR McDonald Monday 14 September to Friday 23 October (6 weeks), online. Link in bio. 🔗

We spoke with JS Breukelaar about how speculative fiction is influenced by the changes unfolding around us, how writers ...
18/08/2026

We spoke with JS Breukelaar about how speculative fiction is influenced by the changes unfolding around us, how writers can harness this change, and how certain tools are used to cultivate a 'fiction of possibility'.

Read the full interview and enrol in Writing Speculative Fiction with JS Breukelaar on Saturday 12 September 10am - 4pm at Writing NSW. Link in bio. 🔗

Writing NSW invites you back for Night of Letters, our major fundraising event for 2026. An evening of words, wine, and ...
18/08/2026

Writing NSW invites you back for Night of Letters, our major fundraising event for 2026. An evening of words, wine, and storytelling in celebration of Australian writers.

We'll gather under the jacarandas before moving inside for an intimate evening of letters, written and read by acclaimed writers including Stan Grant, Jennifer Wong and Eleanor Limprecht.

Book your ticket and join us on Thursday 22 October 2026 at 6.30pm at Writing NSW, Callan Park, Lilyfield. Last year's event sold out, so don't delay!

Booking link in bio 🔗

Join like-minded writers for timed writing sprints and spend dedicated time on your projects to smash your word-count go...
13/08/2026

Join like-minded writers for timed writing sprints and spend dedicated time on your projects to smash your word-count goals!

Whether you're struggling to make progress in your project, keep getting distracted by regular life, or are looking for a peaceful and supportive space to write, our Write-Ins are for you!

Book your spot at our September Write-In, Saturday 5 September 2026, 10.30am - 2pm, Writing NSW, Lilyfield. Link in bio 🔗

Be quick! Places are limited.

Congratulations to all of you! If you would like to share a writing achievement, please email us. Please note, you must ...
12/08/2026

Congratulations to all of you! If you would like to share a writing achievement, please email us.

Please note, you must be a current member of Writing NSW and segments should not exceed 65 words. Member success listings are at our discretion and subject to editing.

Address

Callan Park, Balmain Road
Sydney, NSW
2040

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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+61295559757

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