BOOKTOBER
Booktober hopes to raise much needed funds for brand new books and ongoing Westwords’ literacy programs run in Western Sydney.
2019 Western Sydney Emerging Writers’ Fellowships
Applications are now open for the 2019 Western Sydney Emerging Writers’ Fellowships. We are offering 3 Fellowships of $4,000 each to emerging writers aged 16 years and over from the Greater Western Sydney region.
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WestWords-Varuna Residency
The WestWords-Varuna Western Sydney Residential Program for four emerging writers from diverse backgrounds from Western Sydney is now open!
Slam poetry workshop with Desireé Dallagiacomo (USA)
Join us for a unique opportunity to have a creative writing session with one of the best American slam poets!
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Giving Voice to the Word
Writing in Western Sydney is BIG right now. WestWords is partnering with SAMAG to present an evening investigating what it means to write from western Sydney? How can our stories be used to challenge perceived ideas of what it means to be from here? How are these stories reaching larger national and international audiences?
Martin Chatterton – Our Artist in Residence
2019 WestWords-Parramatta Artist Studios Artist in Residence is Martin Ed Chatterton!
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Poets’ Corner
WestWords October Poets’ Corner guest is Omar Sakr! He will be reading and talking to the theme of “Memory as Place”.
West Side Poetry Slam
Next slam is on Wednesday 16th October. Sign up at 6:30pm. Start at 7pm.
Creative Kids Program
WestWords is now a registered provider for the Creative Kids program! Claim your $100 Creative Kids voucher and enrol your kids in a new activity today!
Hemingway’s Polydactyl Kitten Club
Join us on the first Monday of the month for Hemingway’s Polydactyl Kitten Club & Speakeasy, a spoken word event held in the Avalon Cocktail Bar, Katoomba.
Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth is the culmination of a series of writing workshops where participants from refugee backgrounds developed their stories. The writers presented them at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre as part of Liverpool’s contribution to celebrating Refugee Week 2019. “I want to emphasise the importance of hearing refugees’ stories told in their own words. Our […]
WW-SRB Residency
Applications are now closed. Watch this space to find out who the successful applicant is!
Australian Poetry Slam: Parramatta Heat
Thank you to everyone who came to the APS Parramatta Heat at WestWords on Wednesday August 21st. It was a blast! Congratulations to the winners
2019 Mayoral Creative Writing Prize
The 2019 Mayoral Creative Writing Prize is now open! Adults and children (aged 8 to 17 years) who live in Blacktown city are eligible to enter.
At the Centre: The Parramatta Program
WestWords 2019 Parramatta program. Events and opportunities for writers of all ages and stages! Have a look today!
After School Creative Writing
With creative writing classes, your child will learn how to nurture their ideas and gain the skills to turn them into great stories.
Blacktown Program
All that WestWords is up to in Blacktown…
Blue Mountains Program
WestWords in the Blue Mountains. Check out all the events and opportunities in your area now!
2019 WestWords-Pinerolo Illustrator in Residence
Congratulations to Christina Huynh, 2019 WestWords-Pinerolo Illustrator in Residence!
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Writing Groups
What writers’ groups can you join at WestWords? Check out the various writers’ groups on offer at WestWords Parramatta, Blacktown, Campbelltown and the Mountains.
Events
What events are on at WestWords? Checkout the various events on offer at WestWords Parramatta, Blacktown and the Mountains.
Workshops
What workshops are on at WestWords? Checkout the various worlshops on offer at WestWords Parramatta, Blacktown, Campbelltown and the Mountains.
Opportunities!
Check out what residencies, fellowships and competitions you can apply for now!
Beast. Belly. Beast.
View the published book Raw, bold, and Experimental. Dramatic and Darkly Humorous. Peter Maple’s BEAST.BELLY.BEAST delves inside the minds of two ex-servicemen suffering the repercussions of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Examining the effects of War on (Australia’s) returned servicemen, specifically the flow on effect of inter-generational trauma, BEAST.BELLY.BEAST presents the often fracturing and destructive […]
Postcard stories
Postcard Stories of Affordable Housing In 2018 WestWords was approached by CAPAH: Citizens Action Penrith Affordable Housing to work with them so that they can write their stories. These people are experiencing difficulty being able to put a roof over their and their families heads. They are resilient and hard working – and their stories […]
Alive 90.5 FM
WestWords will be on Alive FM 6pm-8pm,
Wednesdays fortnightly with Aparna Vats.
LGBTQ+ Writers’ Group
Interested in joining WestWords’ Parramatta LGBTQ+ writers’ group? Send your EOIs to hajer@westwords.com.au now!
WestWords Publications
WestWords, as an integral part of our in-school and community residency programs, has published anthologies of work that have been created during their time working with writers.
Western Sydney Writers’ Rooms: Become a Member
WestWords offers writing spaces at accessible prices at our Parramatta WestWords Centre for Writing.
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