Our mission is to facilitate and magnify the cultural, social and educational impact of creating, sharing and reading the stories of Western Sydney. Through stories, we show our diversity of voices, sense of worth, increased confidence, resilience and exploration of identities and potentialities.
We recognise that shifting the financial wellbeing of individuals and communities starts at the grassroots level – creating change through the power of the written word allows young people to potentially change the narrative of their lives.
We increase the profile and networks for our community and increase the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of new and established Western Sydney writers as well as the increased diversity in form and content in Australian literature reflective of the diverse community of Greater Western Sydney.
Working with WestWords changed my life.
It’s helped me with my confidence, it’s helped me with my writing skills, with how I write, with the way I view writing.
They basically made me a better person.
Ali, aged 15, Granville Boys High School
Winner – 2020 and 2021 Excellence in Arts & Culture
Winner – 2021 Outstanding Business Leadership – Michael Campbell Executive Director WestWords Western Sydney Awards for Business Excellence
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Join us at WestWords, Centre for Writing in Parramatta on August 18th to hear Luke Carman in conversation about his new novel: An Ordinary Ecstasy.
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The Torrent
Author: Dinuka McKenzie In Northern New South Wales, heavily pregnant and a week away...
Tom Kaldor & Gnattie ~ Wednesday 25 May
A sampler of May's West Side Poetry Slam, presented as a hybrid event at WestWords and...
The 67th Blake Poetry Prize: the interview
James Roy interviews Simone King (winner) along with Kirsten Krauth and Gershon Maller...
Banjawarn
Author: Josh Kemp Garreth Hoyle is a true crime writer whose destructive love affair...
Draw This! JESS RACKLYEFT creates AN ICEBERG
Jess Racklyeft In this fun step by step tutorial award-winning illustrator Jess...
Brunswick Street Blues
Author: Sally Bothroyd Brick Brown has problems: she hates her day job, and her beloved...
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Last year we ran:
147 activities, facilitated by…
152 writers and allied artists.
Over 28,5000 people directly participated,
We collaborated with 13 schools,
engaging 2,626 students
Our YouTube channel & podcasts showcase: over 100 readings, over 50 masterclasses, plus interviews, events and commissions
into a thriving ecology of writers, illustrators, and editors.
Luke Carman: writer and lecturer Western Sydney University
“We remain really appreciative and in awe of the energy of WestWords and the passion you have for promoting literature in the community.”
Theresa Lock: Outreach and Marketing Coordinator, Blue Mountains Library
“This is a life a life changing experience for me.”
Zaheda Ghani: Western Sydney Emerging Writers Fellow Pomegranate and Fig, the manuscript she developed as a Fellow was published by Hachette in June, 2022
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WestWords acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which we live, work and create, the Darug, Gundungurra and Tharawal nations and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.