Fellowship of Australian Writers WA

Supporting Western Australia's writing community

Congratulations to the TCPP Winners!

1st Place Maddie Godfrey Unmade

2nd Place Caroline Reid DEVOUR

3rd Place Andrew Sutherland 'public health the silence of god'

Highly Commended Kevin Gillam 'bleakness'

Highly Commended Peter Ramm Barren grounds in late Autumn

Highly Commended Allan Padgett 'these pastures held my heart'

Highly Commended Elizabeth Lewis A Handful of Salt

Commended Shastra Deo The break

Commended Sharmin Paynter All your red flags, black

Commended Shey Marque Ruining the Light

Commended Anne Casey Prayer-fish

From Left: Judge Caitlin Maling, Winner Maddie Godfrey and FAWWA Presiednt Karren Whittle-Herbert

Tom Collins House

WHO WE ARE

A Writers Organisation that supports writing

and writers in Western Australia

We were first founded in 1938 with the aim of supporting Western Australian writers and promoting their work.

Every month, we host writing groups, book launches, author talks, poetry readings and more! Situated at the Tom Collins House and Mattie Furphy House in Swanbourne, FAWWA is a well-respected, not for profit writers center for the Perth metropolitan and regional areas..

We welcome writers of all ages and genre and would love you to be part of our supportive community. We are here for aspiring, emerging and established writers!

Donate

Find Out More

ANTHOLOGY

Storyfire

The Magic of the Short

Celebrating winning authors from the last sixteen years of the Stuart Hadow Short Story Competition featuring a cornucopia of subjects and styles.

Read the Westerly review

written by Susan Midalia here

$25 plus postage

Order Now

Click on Bert Vickers Library to go to our collection and search our titles

The Fellowship is proud to be a member of the Copyright Agency and has often benefited from its generous Cultural Fund. The Copyright Agency is an Australian not-for-profit organisation that has been standing up for creators for more than 40 years. They enable the reuse of copyright-protected words and images in return for fair payment to creators. FAWWA recommends that you ensure copyright over your own work as well as looking at what grants are available for writers. To check out the site click here.