Successful applicants are required to sign a contract of “Agreement and Terms of Conditions for Residency” prior to the commencement of any residency as set down by the selection panel and FAWWA Committee.

Closing date for Expressions of Interest: 31st January 2013

Duration: The maximum duration of residency will be four weeks full time for  emerging writers. Part-time / shorter residencies may be negotiated.

Allowance:

Emerging Writer     - $3000.00 plus nine percent superannuation ($3270 total estimate)

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Writer in Residence 2013 Application Guidelines

FAWWA runs a monthly peer-support group where members who are working on a book-length project in any genre can meet to discuss and share aspects of their working process, read excerpts from their work if desired, and build strong networks with others in the writing community.

The group meets on the third Sunday morning of each month from 10.00-12.30, and is coordinated by Dr Iris Lavell. Iris has completed two full length projects – a PhD in English and Comparative Literature, and a novel to be published by Fremantle Press in 2013. She is planning to recommence work on another novel, once the editing process for the current book has been completed.

The group is conducted in a collaborative manner, and the content of the meetings will be responsive to the group’s particular concerns from month to month. The cost is $10 per session for members and $15 for non-members, and this will go to FAWWA to cover hire of the venue and light refreshments.

If you are interested in joining the group contact FAWWA or Iris at iriswriter@gmail.com

After a rigourous submission and selection process, editors Glen Phillips and Julienne van Loon have assembled an astonishing collection of prose and poetry that showcases not only Western Australia’s wealth of literary talent, but also explores the depth and breadth of our modern-day milieu.

From the compelling foreward by FAWWA patron, John Kinsella, to a fitting tribute and endword by acting FAWWA President, Trisha Kotai-Ewers, Lines in the Sand draws in the reader to complex worlds populated by enigmatic characters and mellifluous landscapes. Yet again, FAWWA has contributed an important endowment to Australian literature.

Anthology also on sale at:

Collins, Karrinyup

Oxford St Books, Leederville

Swanbourne Book Cafe

State Library Shop, Alexander Library

Subiaco Bookshop, Subiaco

The Well, Shenton Park

UWA Bookshop, Nedlands

South Perth Book Cafe

The Lane Bookshop, Claremont

Contributors

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Edited by Julienne van Loon (prose) & Glen Phillips (poetry), the anthology includes a Foreword by John Kinsella, Patron of FAWWA; works by established West Australian authors like Liz Byrski, Alec Choate, Hal Colebatch, Robert Drewe, Nigel Gray, Nicholas Hasluck, Bruce Russell, Tracy Ryan, Barbara Temperton, Dianne Wolfer, & Fay Zwicky, together with works by up and coming writers like Sarah French, Campbell Jefferys, Julia Lawrinson, Megan McKinlay, Claire Potter, & Georgia Richter.

Grant Stone, Scholarly Resources Librarian, Murdoch University, launched the anthology, which was supported by funding from the Department for Culture & the Arts.

Sarah French, Megan Mckinlay, Georgia Richter, among writers present at the Launch. The display in the Centre for the Book featured highlights from 70 years of the Fellowship of Australian Writers in WA & some of its notable members.

One writer present called it: ‘the best writer attended function I have been to in WA for a long time!’

Among others – John Kinsella, …Langley-Kemp, Andrew Burke.

Mary-Ann Paton & Nicholas Hasluck

FAWWA Patron John Kinsella, Project Manager Joan Malpass & Managing Editor Trisha Kotai-Ewers

A trio of poets — Peter Bibby, Glen Phillips & Bill Grono

Grant Stone, Senior Archives Librarian, Murdoch University, launches Lines in the Sand

Trisha Kotai-Ewers thanks Julienne van Loon, prose editor, and Glen Phillips, poetry editor.

John Harman (left) with Bruce Russell.

Shane McAuley talks with Murray Jennings, copy editor

Some of the many writers present, with parts of the display for FAWWA’s 70th anniversary.

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LotteryWest had approved our grant application and given us just over $388,000 to restore the lovely Mattie Furphy house.
Mattie Furphy House had been placed on the permanent Register of Historical Buildings in Western Australia.
Such great news! Some of the best, actually, since the house was relocated in April 2005 to the Allen Park Heritage Precinct next to Tom Collins House.

Since then, Mattie Furphy’s House is taking shape; it’s lovely new roof protecting it from this harsh winter. By the end of 2008, the house should be ready to take up its new guise as The Coastal Creative Centre, incorporating all artforms.

Appropriately — for Mattie was a consumate artist and her father in law was none other than Joseph Furphy who wrote the great Australian novel, Such is Life, under the nom de plume, Tom Collins — Mattie’s House will draw together the creative streams of writing, craft, visual and performing arts.

Mattie Furphy was a celebrated figure of the 20th Century WA Arts and Craft Movement. She came to Perth from Victoria in 1903 with her husband, Sam Furphy. While Sam and his brother, Felix established the Furphy Foundry in Fremantle, Mattie pursued her passion with art, winning scholarships and studying diverse mediums such as free hand drawing and model and cast drawing.

Her forte however, was repousse, the arduous skill of designing in copper. Many well preserved pieces of Mattie’s work can be found in Tom Collins House. Her designs of quandongs, dragons, kangaroo paws and other Australian flora were formed into a fireplace mantle, door panels, finger plates, mirrors and sconces.

FAWWA would promote the workshop/group in its brochure (when possible) and through other avenues such as the FAWWA web-site. We would expect the workshop presenter to undertake the principal promotion for the event.

FAWWA would take bookings but expect the presenter’s contact details to be available for bookings as well.

Fees for the workshop/group should be set after discussion with the administrator at FAWWA, and a discount allowed for FAWWA members. The presenter will retain all fees collected less payments due to FAWWA for room hire. The current rate for this is $15 per hour.

Presenters should also provide refreshments for the participants. For a full day workshop participants should be advised to bring their own lunch.