Writing NSW

Writing NSW
Formation May 1991 (1991-05)
Purpose Promote writing-based culture and the rights and interests of writers in NSW
Headquarters Garry Owen House, Callan Park, New South Wales, Australia
Membership (2016)
2000
Chair
 Joel Naoum
Executive Director
 Jane McCredie
Website writingnsw.org.au
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Writing NSW, formerly known as New South Wales Writers' Centre and WritersNSW, is a not-for-profit organisation established in Sydney in May 1991 to promote writing-based culture and the rights and interests of writers in New South Wales, Australia. Together with Varuna, The Writers' House and the Sydney Writers' Festival, Writing NSW is the main support organisation for writers in the state.

Writing NSW is managed by Executive Director Jane McCredie. The director and staff are responsible to a management committee elected every two years by Centre members. As of 2010 there were approximately 2,600 members.[2]

The Centre offers a program of activities including workshops, seminars, festivals and competitions, including The Blake Poetry Prize, as well as mentorships, leveraging opportunities for emerging writers and suggesting pathways to publication. It is the peak body for writers in the state of New South Wales.

Writing NSW occupies Garry Owen House, a restored Georgian mansion set in the grounds of Callan Park. The office is open from Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The change of name from the New South Wales Writers' Centre took place in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). New South Wales Writers' Centre. April 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  2. ↑ The NSW Writers' Centre, Structure and Role. Retrieved July 2007
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