Additional funding for Wheeler Centre’s Next Chapter program

The Wheeler Centre has received $30,000 in funding for the Next Chapter writing development program from the Malcolm Robertson Foundation.

The funding will specifically support Australian poets and poetry, allowing the Wheeler Centre to offer an additional place in the 2024 program, in addition to the four recipients supported by Australia Council funding.

Each of the five participants will receive a stipend of $15,000, a mentor to work with over the 12-month program, and the opportunity to attend a residency at Varuna, The Writer’s House, as well as the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival. In addition, the Malcolm Robertson Foundation grant includes a $5000 cash stipend for a Next Chapter alumni to work on their second poetry manuscript.

For more information, see the Wheeler Centre website here.

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