This year, we're excited to be able to offer two international exchange opportunities exclusively for our Varuna alumni.

Our four assessors have each provided feedback on the judging process.

Varuna is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Publisher Introduction Program (PIP). 

Congratulations to the writers who have been awarded a Varuna Residency Fellowship for 2019.

Thank you to the editorial team at Affirm Press for selecting the writers that will participate in the Varuna & Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2018. 

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 NSW LitLink Residential Fellowship.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 Arts NT Varuna Residential Fellowships.

We are delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2018 Tyrone Guthrie Fellowship is Eliza-Jane Henry-Jones.

Thank you to the publishers from Black Inc, Pan Macmillan, Random House, Scribe Publishers, Harper Collins, Text, UQP and UWA Publishers for making the selection, and congratulations to the writers who will receive a fellowship.

Congratulations to this year's fellows!

Thank you to the 32 First Nations writers who submitted their work to the inaugural First Nations Writers fellowships.

Varuna is pleased to announce the shortlist for the Publisher Introduction Program (PIP 2018).

Varuna announces fellowships for Indigenous writers

Congratulations to the writers who have been awarded a Varuna Residency Fellowship for 2018.

Tulis 2018: A writing exchange between Indonesia and Australia has received grant funding from the Australia-Indonesia Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Thank you to the editorial team at Affirm Press for selecting the writers that will participate in the Varuna & Affirm Press Mentorship Program 2017.

Congratulations to the recipients of the NSW LitLink Residential Fellowship.

Thank you to the publishers from Black Inc, Pan Macmillan, Random House, Scribe Publishers, Text, UQP and UWA Publishers for making the selection, and congratulations to the writers who will receive a fellowship.

There are 12 patchwork quilts in Varuna, which were created in 1999 and 2000.

Varuna is thrilled to announce the shortlist for the Publisher Introduction Program (PIP 2017).