BOOKTOBER
Start reading this Booktober – sign up as a bookworm and fundraise to help disadvantaged kids within the Greater Western Sydney region.
Blake Poetry Prize Short List Announcement!
This year the Prize attracted over 480 entries from across Australia and internationally from countries including Phillipines, The Netherlands, China and the Republic of Congo. Congratulations to the eight shortlisted poets!
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Vice Regal Patronage for WestWords
WestWords is thrilled to announce the joint Vice Regal Patronage by The Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC, Governor of New South Wales and Mr Dennis Wilson.
Inspired In_Syd Stories
At the beginning of this year, Inner Sydney High School opened its doors to a group of excited year seven students ready to begin their adventure into high school. The founding of the IN_SYD Writers Club was an important of the development of the school. Read their work here!
2020 CA WestWords Western Sydney Emerging Writers’ Fellowships
The fellowships have now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. We look forward to reading your applications.
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Hemingway’s Polydactyl Kitten Club
September Kitten Club will be on Monday 7 August, 7-8pm via Zoom with the poet, playwright, educator and proud Gunai woman Kirli Saunders!
WestWords YouTube Channel
A new reading from Greg Woodland, our 2019 fellows and September Kitten club with Isobelle Carmody!
One Week in December
For one week in December Cherrybrook Technical High School’s entire Year 10 cohort of some 470 students had chance to work with twelve exceptional writers. This is what they wrote.
West Side Poetry Slam
This month, WestWords, West Side Poetry Slam and Word Travels have partnered to present to you the Parramatta heat of the 2020 Australian Poetry Slam!
After School Creative Writing
Now on Zoom! A chance for your kids to learn from the professionals! A Creative Kids Eligible program!
A Priceless Opportunity for Illustrators
Applications now closed!
2020 Blacktown Mayoral Creative Writing Prize
Entries for the 2020 Blacktown Mayoral Creative Writing Prize have now opened!
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Mini Master Class
Bite-sized conversations with professional writers, poets and editors, focusing on different aspects of story and writing.
The WestWords Podcast
Keep up to date with WestWords fortnightly news, interviews and featurettes with The WestWords Podcast.
WW-WSU Writer in Residence Program
Congratulations to Rawah and Kavita!
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!
Writing and Illustrating workshops for kids
Join Martin Chatterton, Jodie McLeod and Eloise Short (Leonard the Lyrebird) and Erin Gough (The Flywheel, Amelia Westlake Was Never Here) for pre-recorded (and completely free) 1hr workshops, available on the WestWords YouTube channel.
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COV-art: WestWords Fundraising Auction
Our online fundraising auction of beautiful illustrated works to continue to build our children and young people’s literacy skills and provide a pathway of literary opportunity raised $10,590! Thank you to everyone who participated.
A Thousand Words Exhibition
Ten emerging Western Sydney writers and artists respond to some of most compelling photographic images from the rich collections of Sydney Living Museums and the State Archives in this new exhibition.
Where Happiness Hides
WestWords is proud to have been apart of Dirt Lane Press’ COVID-19 response to publish Where Happiness Hides online in approx. 35 languages.
African Australian Literature Development Program
The African Australian Literature Development Program is a new initiative to support, develop, share and celebrate the richness of the stories of African Australians within the multi-cultural context of Western Sydney.
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WestWords Writing Consultations
From what you submit to us we will select the best person for you from our bank of experienced authors, illustrators and editors to give you the guidance you need. A Creative Kids Eligible program!
WestWords Academy
WestWords is excited to announce our successful WestWords Academians. Congratulations Vivian Wei, Benjamin Muir, Nadine Lebde, Martyn Reyes, Krystal Anne Venal and Kate Bobis.
Blake Poetry Prize 2020
Entries have now closed for the Blake Poetry Prize. Judging is now underway!
What Matters?
What Matters? writing competition is now closed. Watch this space for winners and runner ups.
LGBTQ+ Writers’ Group
Interested in joining WestWords’ Parramatta LGBTQ+ writers’ group? Send your EOIs to admin@westwords.com.au now!
Poets’ Corner
As a result of COVID restrictions, Poets’ Corner has shifted from the WestWords Centre for Writing to our youtube channel WestWordsOFFICIAL. You can catch up with our passed Poets’ Corner features on our Youtube channel inside!
WestLit Libraries
WestLit Libraries is a partnership between WestWords and Western Sydney Zone libraries. Find out about upcoming in a library near you today!
Birds of a Feather
On exhibition at Liverpool City Library through to the 27th August
An Ordinary Day
During Term 4, Stage 2 students and their teachers from St Nicholas of Myra, Penrith worked with writer Jodie McLeod and illustrator Eloise Short.
33 South, 150 East
Over the course of three Fridays, in some of the most intense heat Katoomba has ever seen, the students of Katoomba High School worked with the fabulous Catherine Jinks, to create stories of place – places of the heart; of sadness, love, hope and joy.
Northreads Vol. 2
Northreads Vol 2 is another anthology of short writings from Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School.
Think It Up – Write It Down
During Term 3, WestWords undertook a residency with Year 4 students and their teachers from St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Glendenning. Undertaking the weekly workshops was the wonderful Amelia McInerney.
WestWords-Varuna Residency
Congratulations to the 2019 WestWords-Varuna Emerging Wriers in Residence!
2019 Mayoral Creative Writing Prize
Congratulations to all winners and runners up of the 2019 competition. Click here to read all the successful submissions.
Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth is the culmination of a series of writing workshops where participants from refugee backgrounds developed their stories.
2019 WestWords-Pinerolo Illustrator in Residence
Congratulations to Christina Huynh, 2019 WestWords-Pinerolo Illustrator in Residence!
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Beast. Belly. Beast.
Peter Maple’s BEAST.BELLY.BEAST delves inside the minds of two ex-servicemen suffering the repercussions of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Postcard stories
In 2018 WestWords was approached by CAPAH: Citizens Action Penrith Affordable Housing to work with them so that they can write their stories…
Alive 90.5 FM
WestWords will be on Alive FM 6pm-8pm, Wednesdays fortnightly with Aparna Vats.
Western Sydney Writers’ Rooms
WestWords offers writing spaces at accessible prices at our Parramatta WestWords Centre for Writing.
