The opening of our new studio means that all writers, regardless of physical ability, are now able to stay at Varuna in comfort.

Congratulations to the writers who have been awarded a Varuna Residential Fellowship for 2021.

Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Arts NT fellowship recipients.

Congratulations to the recipients of the inaugural Shanghai Western Sydney Writing Exchange.

Congratulations to the three winners of the 2020 Affirm Press Mentorship Award.

Congratulations to the four shortlisted writers in this year's Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award

Congratulations to the winner of the Writers SA Varuna Fellowship – Phoebe Paterson de Heer!

Congratulations to the five winners of the 2020 Griffith Review Contributions Circle Residency Fellowships.

Congratulations to Renee Pettitt-Schipp, winner of the inaugural Denmark Arts Varuna Fellowship award.

Varuna the National Writers’ House invites writers from across Australia to apply for our annual round of Varuna’s Residential Fellowships.

WestWords and Varuna have once again partnered for the WestWords Varuna Western Sydney Residential Program offering four emerging writers from diverse backgrounds from Western Sydney the opportunity of a six-day residency at Varuna.

Writing on climate change, nature and the environment? Varuna and Scribe Publications want to hear from you

Congratulations to the recipients of our Writing Fire, Writing Drought Fellowships.

Congratulations to award-winning writer Donna Mazza, who will be heading to Ireland in 2021.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 Varuna Publisher Introduction Fellowships.

Congratulations to our 2020 shortlist

In response to the Covid-19 virus, Varuna is temporarily closed to writers in residence. We are in touch with all of the artists and organisations due to work with us this next few months and will monitor the situation closely, reopening as soon as we can. 

2020 Masterclass Program Announced. Varuna’s masterclasses allow you to immerse yourself in your creative writing in an intensive six-day guided residency at Varuna.

To support writers to develop new work in response to the drought and bushfire crisis, Varuna is pleased to announce six new fellowships for writers in regional NSW and outer-western Sydney.