NEW SOUTH WALES LITLINK VARUNA WRITING PROGRAM
Each year, Arts NSW funds the NSW LitLink Varuna Writing program, providing an exciting range of professional development opportunities exclusively for the writers of regional NSW. The NSW Litlink Varuna writing programs uses and extends the resources of Varuna, The Writers' House, Australia's national centre for residencies and writing programs.
The LitLink Varuna Writing Program has three parts:
The LitLink Varuna Residencies program offers regional NSW writers one week of independent writing time and two personal consultations with Varuna's Creative Director. The residency will include accommodation and full board at Varuna, the Writers' House.
The aim of the NSW Litlink - Varuna Writing Residential program is to give writers the benefit of guidance as they use the time to develop their manuscript. The program also creates opportunities to make contacts with other writers and professionals within the publishing industry.
Writers applying for a NSW LitLink Varuna Residency will also be automatically included in applications for the Macquarie Group Foundation LongLines Varuna Workshops and for the Macquarie Group Foundation LongLines NSW Varuna Residency (a two-week residency).
CLOSING DATE
30 April 2008.IS THERE ANY COST?
There is an application fee of $25.
HOW MANY PLACES ARE AVAILABLE?
There are 12 LitLink Varuna Residencies available.
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Writers living in NSW outside the Sydney metropolitan area are eligible to apply.
WHEN WILL THE NSW LITLINK VARUNA RESIDENCIES TAKE PLACE?
The one-week residencies take place:
Monday July 28 (arrival) - Sunday August 4 (departure);
Monday September 8 (arrival) - Sunday September 14 (departure).
There are five places available in each of these weeks. Selected writers unable to come to Varuna at these times may take their residencies in October or November.
HOW DO I APPLY
Click here
for Varuna Fees & Application Guidelines for the Macquarie Group Foundation
LongLines and NSW LitLink programs.
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Litlink Writing Consultations with Varuna's Creative Director, Peter Bishop, take place at various writers' centres throughout NSW. A consultation is an excellent opportunity for a writer who is significantly engaged with the practice of writing to discuss the possibilities of development and support with one of Australia's most experienced writing consultants.
WHERE DO CONSULTATIONS TAKE PLACE?
The writers' centres hosting consultations are (click to visit centre websites):
CLOSING DATES & CONSULTATION DATES
| Location | Applications close |
Consultation dates |
BYRON BAY |
May | Monday-Wednesday June 11-13 2008 |
GRAFTON |
May | Thursday June 14 |
| COFFS HARBOUR | June | Friday-Saturday June 15-16 |
WAGGA WAGGA |
June | Monday-Tuesday June 25-26 |
| ALBURY | June | Wednesday June 27 |
| ARMIDALE | October | Thursday-Saturday October 4-6 |
| BATHURST | October | Thursday October 25 |
| ORANGE | October | Friday-Saturday October 26-27 |
| WOLLONGONG | November | Friday-Saturday November 28-29 |
Six consultations are available each day at 10am, 11am, 12noon, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm.
Consultations are to be booked at each writers' centre (Grafton and Coffs Harbour to book with Northern Rivers, Albury to book with Booranga, Bathurst to book with Central West).
HOW MANY PLACES ARE AVAILABLE?
Between three and 18 LitLink Consultations are available at each writers' centre, depending on the time available (see above).
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Writers living in NSW outside the Sydney metropolitan area are eligible to apply to the writers' centre nearest them.
HOW DO I APPLY?
Writers are asked to submit up to 20 pages of manuscript, plus a brief statement about themselves as writers, their hopes, fears and queries, to their nearest writers' centre (click on the centre links above for contact details) at least two weeks before the date of the consultation.
LITLINK COMMUNITY RESIDENCIES (PILOT PROGRAM)
NSW Litlink Community Residencies are hosted by the Broken Hill and Hunter Writers' Centres for writers to work on their own projects and within the local writing community. Writers will be resident in Broken Hill and Newcastle for two weeks: one week to work on their own projects, and one week to work with writers in the community in a way to be decided in consultation with that community. Applications for LitLink Community Residencies are only open to members of the Varuna Alumni.
CLOSING DATES
To be determined.
IS THERE ANY COST?
To be determined.
HOW MANY PLACES ARE AVAILABLE?
One residency at the Broken Hill Writers' Centre and one at the Hunter Writers' Centre are available.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Only members of Varuna Alumni Association can apply.
WHEN WILL THE LITLINK COMMUNITY RESIDENCIES TAKE PLACE?
To be determined
HOW DO I APPLY?
Please contact Varuna: varuna@varuna.com.au
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