FAWWA | Get more from your writing community by helping out at the Fellowship

Posted by admin on May 13, 2013

Robert Drewe comes to FAWWA

In July, the Fellowship will welcome Robert Drewe as our Established...

Posted by admin on May 2, 2013

Nuts and Bolts of Creativity –

Join Creativity Consultants Horst and Jennifer Kornberger from 2 – 5pm on Sunday 26th May at Mattie Furphy House. $30 members/$40 non-members

Posted by admin on Apr 10, 2013

History – 2013 is FAWWA’s 75th year!

The office is open Mondays and Thursdays between 10am and 5pm if you would like to visit our two heritage houses. 1. Beginnings In June 1938 American writer, Hartley Grattan, visited Perth. Katharine Susannah Prichard and John K. Ewers organised a dinner for him with local writers. Only 11 West Australian writers were present and of those 11 not one writer knew all the others. Following a suggestion by...

Posted by admin on Apr 9, 2013

Writers in Residence at Mattie’s House

The first of the writers to live and work in Mattie Furphy House this year is Jeremy Balius, founder of Black Rider Press. The Press publishes the ‘forward thinkers’ among our writers. Even Jeremy’s residency is experimental. Rather than living in the house for four weeks he is using it as a writing studio, working there in the evenings and some day-times, whenever the demands of...

Posted by admin on Mar 25, 2013

Get Your Manuscripts In!

Jeremy Balius, publisher of Black Rider Press, is available to look at ten pages of your manuscript and offer valuable feedback. Ring the office to arrange a time to visit Jeremy at Mattie Furphy House.

Posted by admin on Mar 18, 2013

Contact and Online Payments

CONTACT The Fellowship of Australian Writers WA Tel: +61 8 9384 4771 Email: admin@fawwa.org.au Postal address: PO Box 6180 Swanbourne WA 6910 Physical Address: Tom Collins House Located in the Bush Heritage Precinct next to Allen Park Kirkwood Street, Swanbourne Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays between 10am and 5pm ONLINE PAYMENTS Our banking details: Name: FAWWA BSB: 066104 Account No. 1016...

Posted by admin on Mar 18, 2013

The Hadow Stuart Short Story Competition 2013

Get your entries in for this annual FAWWA competition which showcases wonderful stories from WA and around the world. The competition is named after two well-known West Australian writers of short stories, Lyndall Hadow and Donald Stuart. First Prize is $400, Second Prize is $100 and two Highly Commended stories will win $50 each. To enter go to: HSSS entry form...

When the Personal is Political

Posted by admin on May 19, 2013

Opinion as Art When was the last time you read a story that made you want to change course, speak up, rethink your life, or take action? In this workshop, we’ll talk about how stories can function both as...

Building Your Author Platform

Posted by admin on May 18, 2013

June 8th 1.30 – 4.30 with Annabel Smith At Mattie Furphy House Learn about Social Media Marketing $30 for Members/$35 for Non-members This hands-on interactive workshop will equip participants with the...