Writers Victoria

Writers Victoria supports and connects writers in all stages of their career ✍️

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Writers Victoria has moved to Bluesky! Keep up to date with us by following @writersvictoria.bsky.social. We will no longer be posting updates on this account. You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. https://t.co/gV8GsW7j4r

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In our latest ep live from the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival Irma chats with Omar Musa who has created everything from poetry, plays and novels to linocut prints and hip hop albums. He talks about his diverse experiences and the challenges of working in different forms.

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In a special Ubud Writers & Readers Festival series Omar Musa chats about why he stopped reading and writing during a dark period & how a new form of expression saved him, the ways in which earning a living from the thing you love can be deeply problematic, & much more!

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Last chance to buy tickets to tomorrow night's State of the (Writing) Nation with @Milliganreports along with writers @GurmeetKaur01, Beau Windon & poet Andy Jackson. Tickets $20. Book now: https://t.co/raMJCpT5d3

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In a special Ubud Writers & Readers Festival series, Bora Chung chats about writing her first story solely for money but it then leading to a Booker Prize-shortlisted collection, the future of AI for writing & translation, & why a small Indian prize means more than the Booker.

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Join us on 21 Nov for State of the (Writing) Nation with author & award-winning investigative journalist @Milliganreports, poet Andy Jackson, & writers @Gurmeetkaur_01 & Beau Windon. Thanks to event partner @wheelercentre. Tickets are $20: https://t.co/D8Tzk1y10z

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Applications are NOW OPEN for the 2025 Kat Muscat Fellowship! ✏️

Now in its 10th year, the KMF offers professional development up to the value of $5,000 for an editorial project or work of writing by a young person of an underrepresented gender.

Apply: https://t.co/RfC90QN8XA

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Join us on 21 Nov for State of the (Writing) Nation with author & award-winning investigative journalist @Milliganreports, poet Andy Jackson, & writers @Gurmeetkaur_01 & Beau Windon. Thanks to event partner @wheelercentre. Tickets are $20: https://t.co/D8Tzk1y10z

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In our latest ep live from Ubud Writers and Readers Festival we chat with Aube Rey Lescure about being kind yourself and your first draft. Plus a whole bunch more.

This one’s for everyone out there who needs some quality distraction today. Come with us to Ubud via the pod.

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Congratulations to the recipients of Round 12 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund: Anne-Marie Te Whiu, Deborah Huff-Horwood, Gurmeet Kaur, Jack Latimore, Manisha Anjali, Ronnie Scott, Sera Jonas Jakob and Vuong Pham 👏 Read more here: https://t.co/oBJk69Twxe

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We chat to Nam Le at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival about publishing versus writing & how everything is part of our development as writers. Nam talks about his Novel Zero, which will never see the light of day, and what he learnt from writing it. So much wisdom in this ep.

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In our special season direct from the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Nam Le talks about ditching law to become a writer. Irma chats to Nam about the ups and downs of his career and Nam is so generous in his answers. Tune in wherever you get your pods.

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In a special Ubud Writers and Readers Festival series, Nam Le chats about why he was a secret writer, fighting for his poetry book to be pubbed in the US, the ways he’s wrestling with his cultural identity and representing a particular voice, the damage of self-doubt, and more!

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Or more! But JP has published so many books in such a short space of time. We talk to him about how he’s done it!

Listen here on Apple (or wherever you get your pods): https://t.co/5qqnQajk3p

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Such an interesting chat with crime writer JP Pomare in our latest ep, including the responsibility of crime writers.

Listen here on Apple (or wherever you get your pods): https://t.co/5qqnQajk3p

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We love the idea of crime fiction as a trojan horse! In our latest ep bestselling author JP Pomare talks all things crime, but there’s gold here for writers in every genre.

Listen here on Apple (or wherever you get your pods): https://t.co/5qqnQaiMdR

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Our free information session with the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship Committee is now available to watch on YouTube. Submissions close 16 November 2024. https://t.co/H015Ed0p0V

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📣 Subscriberthon ends at midnight tonight!

This is your last chance to go in the draw to win a major prize just by becoming a member (or renewing) with Writers Victoria! 🎉✨🎁⏰

Tap the link https://t.co/1AhmD14cjh

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This year we have 13 prize packs to give away to members who sign-up or renew by 14 October! One thing each prize pack has in common is books! Explore the full list of prizes and sign-up/renew via the link 📚 💝 🕰️ https://t.co/bbW3njnP5M

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In our latest ep JP Pomare talks about why he fact checks instead of researching. And how this led to an attempt to break into prison, a stay in New Zealand’s worst motel and the most frightening midnight walk. JP has so many great stories!