Literary community joins forces to support QLD
As the residents of South-East Queensland begin the enormous task of cleaning and rebuilding their homes and businesses following last week's floods, the Australian literary community is coming together to raise funds...
QWC to launch Writers on Rafts Flood Appeal
Queensland Writers Centre operations and development manager Paul Landymore writes: The Queensland Writer's Centre (QWC) is looking for offers of goods and services to auction for its Writers On Rafts Flood...
Munro wins 2010 Johnno Award
Craig Munro is the recipient of the 2010 Johnno Award. Munro is a well-known author, the former publishing manager at University of Queensland Press (UQP) and the founding chair of...
Munro wins Johnno Award
Craig Munro is the recipient of the 2010 Johnno Award. Munro is a well-known author, the former publishing manager at University of Queensland Press (UQP) and the founding chair of...
Inaugural Queensland Writers Week in October
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has announced it will implement the inaugural Queensland Writers Week (QWW) from 11 to 17 October. The week-long event will be an ‘open literary festival',...
QWC/A&U emerging children’s writer program
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) and Allen & Unwin have announced a national program for manuscript development for children's fiction writers.Up to ten emerging children's fiction writers will be selected to...
Bligh announces new ‘State of Writing’ initiative: Qld Writers Centre to relocate
Queensland Premier and Minister for the Arts Anna Bligh last night announced a new initiative that will connect various literary organisations in the state. The initiative, A State of Writing,...
Queensland Writers Centre/Hachette launch 2009 Manuscript Development Program
The Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) and Hachette Australia manuscript development program for fiction writers in 2009 has now opened. Emerging Australian authors who are unpublished or have had no more...
Stager wins Johnno Award
Fiona Stager, co-owner of Avid Reader Bookshop and president of the Australian Booksellers Association, has won the 2009 Johnno Award, administered by the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC). Stager has been...
Orbit/QWC speculative fiction manuscript development program
Following last year's announcement that Hachette's speculative fiction imprint Orbit was setting up an Australian division, Orbit and the Queensland Writers' Centre have announced a manuscript development program for aspiring...