21st-23rd February 2025 Friday 21st is in person in Melbourne CBD. Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd is online. Each of the two components is ticketed separately. Our festival opens on Friday February 21st at 11.00am when our patron Hazel Edwards will launch the society’s forthcoming book Write On! charting the first fifty years of our history. Researched and written by a group of our members and including photographs from our archives, some of the writers will be present to tell us about their chapters with brief readings. The launch takes place in the Jenny Florence Room at Ross House, 247-251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. Tickets for the launch are $60.00 per person to include a copy of the book and light refreshments. Additional books may be ordered (to be collected at the launch) for the special price of $40.00 per book. See details for this event here. *** The next two days’ events ...
Our Society has a special treat for members and friends. With the publication of Write On! celebrating 50 years of the Society of Women Writers Victoria, a member has made this beautiful quilt (pictures below) to be offered as a raffle prize to support the costs of producing this significant work. You, or someone you love, could be snuggling under this quilt, favourite book and cuppa in hand, for many years to come. $10.00 a ticket or 5 tickets for $30.00. Tickets will make a perfect stocking filler for Christmas, or a birthday present, perhaps, for someone special in your family. The quilt is made from high quality pure cotton fabrics and thread and measures 170cm square. It is a ‘medallion style’ quilt, featuring pieced stars and hand-appliqued hexagon flowers. The value of the quilt is around $1,000. Let's take a look at this incredible quilt: The draw will take place on 21st February 2025 at ...
With regret, the Committee of the Society of Women Writers Victoria advises that its forthcoming online festival - FOR THE LOVE OF WRITING – scheduled for 21-24 February 2024 has been deferred until to later in the year due to unforeseen circumstances. We are sorry for the disappointment this will cause. We will advise you of new dates for the festival as soon as possible.
Anna Ciddor announced as the winner of the Nance Donkin Award for Children’s Literature Melbourne-based children’s author Anna Ciddor has been awarded the Nance Donkin Award for Children’s Literature during an event celebrating Australian children’s literature. Ciddor is the seventh person to receive the biennial award which was established in 2009 following the death of writer and journalist Nance Donkin, OAM, a long-term member and supporter of the Society of Women Writers Victoria and past president of the Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council (1967 – 1975). Nance was determined to validate authors of books for children and to encourage and make known a good writer for children deserving more recognition, and the Nance Donkin Award, established in her memory, does just that. Former maths teacher, Anna Ciddor, turned her hand to writing after the birth of her children. Writing became a way to satisfy her fascination with the gossipy details in history, ...
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2021 Kathryn Purnell Poetry Prize. The standard of entries was exceptionally high. Entries were received on a range of topics from people across Australia. After careful consideration, the following prizes were awarded, as judged by Tegan Schetrumpf: 1st Prize ‘Solace’ by Beverley Lello 2nd Prize ‘Cliff Paths’ by Mary Jones 3rd Prize ‘Wild Swimming’ by Vanessa Potts Highly Commended ‘Understanding’ by Vanessa Hewson ‘Hindsight’ by Judith Green Read the judge’s report or visit the competitions page ...