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IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE YOUR STORIES AREN’T TOLD
NO BOOKS. NO FILMS
NOTHING ABOUT YOU, YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR CULTURE
WESTWORDS GIVES WESTERN SYDNEY
A VOICE, A SPACE TO BE HEARD AND CELEBRATED.
JOIN US IN CREATING, BUILDING AND EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITIES.
Westwords Speculative Writing
In 2025, WestWords is proud to launch WestWords Speculative Writing WestWords is dedicated to excellence in writing across all genres. Through our work with the emerging writers of Western Sydney and beyond, it is clear there is a need and demand for a program...
Enqueer: Queer Writer’s Festival
Join Jumaana Abdu in conversation with Sara Saleh to discuss her new book Translations.
The WestWords Prize Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions The Prize is open to both published and unpublished writers. The manuscript must be a complete work of fiction or narrative non-fiction, between 60,000 and 90,000 words, aimed at an adult readership. The manuscript must be written in English and...
WestWords Books
WestWords Books is WestWords' adult trade imprint. Our catalogue of fiction, narrative non-fiction, and poetry, strives to showcase excellence in writing. These works seek to impact culture through vital and unique voices. These books take risks. These books...
The WestWords Prize
The WestWords Prize is a new publishing Prize that welcomes submissions from writers of fiction and narrative non-fiction who have a completed, previously unpublished manuscript, and who have a connection to Western Sydney. The winner of the Prize will receive a...
The next step on your poetic journey: with Jennifer Compton
No matter where you are on your poetic journey there is always the next step.
BAD Western Sydney: The Second Case
BAD WESTERN SYDNEY: The Second Case This year, WestWords and the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival are returning for: BAD Western Sydney: The Second Case. The first anthology was an amazing success, featuring writers from all over Australia. This is your opportunity...
68th Blake Poetry Prize Launch
You are invited to attend the launch of the 68th Blake Prize on Saturday 18 May, 2 – 5pm where Mayor of Liverpool Ned Mannoun will be announcing the winners of the art and poetry prizes.
BAD Western Sydney: The Second Case – Terms and Conditions
BAD WESTERN SYDNEY: The Second Case This year, WestWords and the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival are returning for: BAD Western Sydney: The Second Case. The first anthology was an amazing success, featuring writers from all over Australia. This is your opportunity...
Voice Renewed
Voice Renewed: Women's Poetry Group Last year, in partnership with Cumberland Women's Health, the ‘Writing Your Voice’ poetry group published a collection of poems, which was published into a book, “Apples: An Unapologetic Anthology from the Core”. This year, we are...
How your gift will change lives
Your gift today will promote and encourage reading, writing and story-making by, and for, children and young people in Western Sydney and beyond, and develop and enhance community sustainability through cultural vitality.
Many individuals and organisations have supported WestWords since its establishment in 2010. You can join them now to bring valuable programs to young people in Western Sydney. As a donor, we will publish your name on our website (with your permission) and keep you up to date with how your gift has helped.