The Society of Women Writers NSW Inc. - Newstag:womenwritersnsw.org,2005:cbcdde6ca08a5dba4bd978f81636d238/newsTextpattern2024-03-29T05:31:52+00:00SWW Adminhttps://womenwritersnsw.org/Rita Shaw2024-03-11T06:41:03+00:002024-03-11T06:41:03+00:00Di Yerbury Residency 2024tag:womenwritersnsw.org,2024-02-17:cbcdde6ca08a5dba4bd978f81636d238/725fcc3d4568ba7d9af1c91a14f83130Congratulation to Janette (Jan) Conway on being awarded the 2024 Di Yerbury Residency.
Jan writes:
The concept for my proposed book, The Photo Album, germinated in response to a granddaughter’s questions about her ancestry. I, too, had often wondered who were these people that stared at us from within the vibrantly coloured pages of the old photo album.
Sepia images come into view as I turn the pages of the…
]]>Rita Shaw2024-03-11T06:26:48+00:002024-03-11T06:29:23+00:00Members' Book Awards 2024tag:womenwritersnsw.org,2022-03-13:cbcdde6ca08a5dba4bd978f81636d238/44ffda984b1a2500bee152c1ba76d730The Society’s Members’ Book Awards is open only to members. To join, please click here.
Every second year, members are invited to submit their books published over the previous two years. Separate awards are given for Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Children/Young Adult books.
Closing date is 6:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on Friday 5 July 2024.
PRIZES AWARDED
One Winner Trophy and Certificate, two Highly Commended Certificates and one Commended…
]]>Rita Shaw2024-03-11T06:11:11+00:002024-03-11T06:29:45+00:00National Writing Competition 2024tag:womenwritersnsw.org,2023-03-23:cbcdde6ca08a5dba4bd978f81636d238/d2c103a2e5fe065f43a977b6d811d5dfTime to challenge yourself, dust off your writing skills, put pen to paper or fingers to keypads …
The Society’s National Writing Competition is open to women writers who are residents of Australia, aged 18 years or over, members and non-members.
Conditions of entry are stipulated on the forms which can be downloaded below.
Closing date is 6:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time on 30 June 2024.
PRIZES AWARDED
Short…