New South Wales
The Australian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP) brings together writers, teachers, students, and editors. Membership is open to anyone with a professional involvement in the teaching of writing, primarily tertiary. The AAWP aims to represent the interests of creative writing teachers and students by providing a forum for discussion and publication. It runs conferences and publishes an online refereed journal, TEXT, containing critical articles, reviews, interviews and creative work.
Formed to unite and promote Australian Bush Balladeers and Bush Ballad music. Provides compilation album releases, balladeers’ concerts, artist showcases, and the annual Bush Balladeer Star Quest, along with the informative quarterly Balladeers Bulletin members’ magazine.
Founded in 1992, the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) is the trade body for the digital content, services and applications industry in Australia.
The Australian Press Council Incorporated is the self-regulatory body of the print media. It was established in 1976 with two main aims: to help preserve the traditional freedom of the press within Australia and to ensure that the free press acts responsibly and ethically.
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is the industry body for Australian book, journal and electronic publishers. It protects and promotes the interests of Australian publishers on issues like defamation, copyright, competition policy and taxation, and initiates projects that benefit the wider industry. Membership is open to any person or company engaged in publishing in Australia. Also administers APA Book Design Awards; Educational Publishing and Book Industry Awards.
The Australian Storytelling Guild aims to promote and encourage the oral traditions of storytelling. Membership is open to all ages and all levels of the community.
The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) is the professional association for all performance writers, writers for television, screen, theatre, radio and multimedia. The AWG gives access to legal and contractual advice, provides a script development registration service and a script assessment service. The AWG offers professional courses and publications.
A non-profit collecting society that registers, collects and distributes authorship monies from European collecting societies to its members, who are Australian and New Zealand scriptwriters of film and TV. European collecting society monies include European statutory monies for private copying, re-transmission, educational copying, rental, lending, etc. Currently collects money from collecting societies in France, Switzerland, Germany and the UK.
For writers and those interested in promoting writing and reading of Australian literature. Publishes anthologies of group work. Meets first Sunday of the month, 1:45pm-4:45pm, at the Springwood Neighbourhood Centre (please check website to confirm).
The Broken Hill Regional Writers Centre fosters writing and literary enjoyment for those living in west NSW.
Established in 1993 with the intention of building a ‘living arts centre’. Runs an annual Artist-in-Residence program for artists or groups, including writers. Places are organised by application or invitation, and are available for individuals or groups on a project-basis. See website for application details.
The Camden Head Pilot Station honours Australia’s nature writing genre. Its program includes artists-in-residence and an annual children’s competition held in the schools of the Camden Haven.
Members meet first and third Thursday of every month at 10am to read, critique and assist each other. Group holds workshops and has visiting speakers. Most members have been published whilst involved with the group.
The Eastwood Hills FAW is open to anyone with an interest in writing, whether it be prose, poetry, articles or other forms. FAW’s aim is to foster creativity through critique sessions, workshops, guest speakers etc, in a friendly, non-threatening atmosphere. Annual competition for short story and poetry.
Hunter Writers’ Centre organises readings and workshops for readers and writers in the Hunter region. Local writers are encouraged to use the large studio space at the Lock-up for workspace and meetings. The HWC also runs a number of community cultural projects throughout the year, the Newcastle Poetry Prize and a Writer In Residence program.
Lansdowne Publishing concentrates on publishing for the international market. Specialisation: quality, illustrated non-fiction books such as cookery, gardening, gift books, health and lifestyle, home and design, New Age, history, mythology and general interest. Our new Australian list will focus on Australian interest titles in all areas and will concentrate on black and white books.
Nambucca Valley Writers Group is a sub-committee of the Bowraville Arts Council. Meets on the fourth Saturday of the month at 2pm at Illawong Village. Membership numbers are limited. If interested, please send an email.
The New England Writers’ Centre is based in Armidale but serves the region by showcasing local authors, providing regular meetings, readings and events, and by bringing authors to the region. Situated in the Neighbourhood Centre (access via Cinders Lane carpark).
Nielsen BookData collects title data for English language books from authors, publishers and distributors. This data supplies a range of bibliographic services enabling booksellers and libraries throughout the world to identify and source books for their customers and patrons.
Papercuts is Australia’s only national poetry program for schools. Aimed at Years 9-10 students of all abilities, it fosters the skills to read and write poetry. Papercuts brings contemporary poets to classroom workshops, and provides teachers with flexible units of activities modeled on Red Room’s public projects. Papercuts is provided free to schools.
PressPress publishes poetry chapbooks.
The Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) was founded in 1972 and is the most successful teaching organisation of its kind in Australia. Specialisation: Primary teacher resources; education-focused research and materials.
The Red Room Company creates, promotes, and distributes poetry inspired projects to the public. Using alternatives to traditional poetry productions such as community radio broadcasts and poem installations in public spaces, they offer professional opportunities to Australian poets, with a focus on new and emerging poets.
South Coast Writers’ Centre supports literary culture on the South Coast of New South Wales through professional development, audience development and community cultural development activities. The program includes workshops, masterclasses, literary events and one-off projects.
Meets third Friday of each month at 4pm at The Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street. Please contact via online form.