Varuna Publisher Fellowships 2010 - Fiction, Poetry, NonFiction Apply Now

You have until 30 November to submit your appliation for this one. The Varuna Publisher Fellowships program offers 15 six-night residential fellowships during June 2011. Writers will be selected by Allen & Unwin, Random House Australia, Text, Scribe, University of Queensland Press, Picaro Press and Pan Macmillan Australia. The two writers selected by each of the publishers (and one standout addition) will be resident at Varuna over the course of three weeks in June 2011. Writers will receive a one-hour consultation with one of Varuna's writing consultants, and their finished manuscript will be read by a Varuna writing consultant before being sent to the publisher. Please note: The publisher awarding the residency will not generally have any contact with the writer until the manuscript is submitted in its finished form. Who should apply: Writers with a major project in any genre of fiction, narrative non-fiction and poetry, at any stage of development. Only writers who are actively contracted to a particular publisher for the submitted work are excluded from applying. Important dates: Applications are accepted from 1 November 2010 and must be delivered (electronically) by 5pm on 30 November 2010. Shortlisted applicants will be announced on the Varuna website (News & Diary section) 30 January 2011. Final selections will be available on the Varuna website by 30 March 2011. Costs to applicant: $55 (including GST) per application. Fees cover administrative costs and help sustain this program. Successful applicants contribute $300 towards a 6-night residency at Varuna and a consultation with a Varuna writing consultant.

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