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.

The 2020 round of Fellowships for Indigenous writers is now open for its third consecutive year; a program developed by Varuna the National Writers’ House in collaboration with Magabala Books, the University of Sydney and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.

The 2020 round of Fellowships for Indigenous writers is now open for its third consecutive year; a program developed by Varuna the National Writers’ House in collaboration with Magabala Books, the University of Sydney and the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.

Would you like the opportunity to have your work read by one of Australia's leading publishers, with a view to possible publication?

Varuna the National Writers’ House and the Australian Society of Authors are delighted to announce Hayley Scrivenor as the winner of the 2019 ASA / Varuna Ray Koppe Young Writers Residency.

Thank you to the editorial team at Scribe Publications for selecting the writers that will participate in the first year of the Scribe & Varuna Residency.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 Varuna Residential Fellowships.

Thank you to the editorial team at Affirm Press for selecting the writers that will participate in the Varuna & Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2019. Congratulations to our three Mentorship recipients.

Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival will invite the best writers and thinkers from around Australia to share ideas, spark conversations and inspire creativity.