| Website for writers | About the site |
| Arts Law Centre of Australia | Empowering artists and creative communities through the law.
Get informed from a wide range of free or low cost resources, legal advice and education for artists and organisations in Australia. |
| Australian Book Lovers | When it comes to celebrating and promoting the works of fantastic Australian and Indigenous authors, your journey of discovery begins right here!
Our mission is to give authors a fantastic free platform to promote their amazing books, short stories, and poetry to book lovers across the globe.
And to give readers access to sun soaked adventures, dusty thrillers, sweeping romance, and heart pounding science fiction and fantasy. |
| Australia Council for the Arts | Creative Australia is the Australian Government’s principal arts investment and advisory body. |
| Australia Reads | Australia Reads is on a mission to get more people reading more books, more often!
We believe that reading is the key to a healthier, happier and more connected nation. As a champion for storytelling, Australia Reads promotes the positive impacts of books and reading on our society. |
| Australian Poetry | Australia Poetry exists as a national poetry body to interconnect and support a flourishing community of Australian poets, to enhance and promote their poetry, here and internationally, and to reach and engage directly with readers, lovers and potential admirers of Australian poetry, and promoters of it. |
| Australian Society of Authors | We’re Australia’s peak body supporting writers and illustrators to realise big ideas – from concept to contract and beyond. We offer expert advice, provide professional development opportunities, nurture meaningful connections, and advocate on behalf of creators for fair contracts, robust copyright protections, and real remuneration. |
| Australian Writers' Resource | Resources for writers |
| Baggage Productions | Baggage Productions was founded in 1999 by Bridgette Burton and Christina Costigan, two actors with a love of theatre and a burning desire to perform. Passionate about their art but frustrated at the lack of roles for women, they decided to start creating their own work, the kind of energetic, thoughtful theatre they like to see themselves. |
| Buzz Words | Buzz Words is a twice monthly online magazine founded in 2006 for those in the Australian children’s book industry.
Buzz words invites you to subscribe ($48 for 24 issues pa). There is ample opportunity in Buzz Words to promote yourself and your book/s and/or services. |
| City of Literature | In 2008, Melbourne joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network when it was designated the first City of Literature in Australia, and the second in the world.
Melbourne’s designation as a UNESCO City of Literature is acknowledgment of the breadth, depth and vibrancy of the city’s literary culture. Melbourne supports a diverse range of writers, a prosperous publishing industry, a successful culture of independent bookselling, a wide variety of literary organisations and a healthy culture of reading and engagement in events and festivals. |
| Copyright Council of Australia | The Australian Copyright Council (ACC) is an independent, not-for-profit Community Legal Service (CLS) dedicated to promoting understanding of copyright law and its application. It was established in 1968, the same year as the enactment of the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). |
| Genealogical Society of Victoria | Discover a world of family history at the Genealogical Society of Victoria (GSV) and be part of a community of members, staff and volunteers dedicated to promoting and assisting family history research. |
| Historical Novel Society Australasia | The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) is recognised as the home of the historical fiction genre in Australia as the third arm of the international Historical Novel Society. |
| Literary Listings | Literary Listings is a website dedicated to showcasing the vibrant literary culture in Melbourne and regional Victoria. We also share details of writers festivals held in all other states of Australia. |
| Melbourne Poets Union | Melbourne Poets Union has been operating since 1977. In those 45 years we have seen many changes to the Australian arts landscape. We keep striving to put poets in clear view of modern Australia with events, competitions, print and online publications and all manner of opportunities. |
| National Library of Australia | In accordance with the National Library Act 1960, the Library collects and preserves documentary resources, particularly relating to Australia and the Australian people, so Australians can discover, learn and create new knowledge, now and in the future. The Library is a respected custodian of Australia’s published, written, oral, visual and digital heritage, and a world-leading provider of access to that heritage. The Library’s vision is to connect all Australians with national collections, enriching our understanding about who we are and our place in the world. |
| Sisters in Crime | To celebrate women’s crime writing on the page and screen and bring a collective critical eye to the field. |
| Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators | SCBWI is the preeminent membership organization for children’s book creators. We are a global community of writers, illustrators, translators, publishers, librarians, advocates, and other industry professionals working to establish a more imaginative and inclusive world through the power of children’s literature. Founded in 1971, SCBWI has more than 22,000 members worldwide. |
| State Library Victoria | Established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, State Library Victoria is Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free public libraries in the world. |
| The Australian Writers' Guild | The Australian Writers’ Guild is the professional association for Australian performance writers principally in film, television, theatre, audio and interactive. |
| The Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) | The Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) is the professional association for Australian and New Zealand editors. It exists to advance the profession of editing and to support and promote Australian and New Zealand editors. |
| Trove | Search Trove to explore amazing collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives. It’s free and available online all day, every day. |
| Writers Victoria | Writers Victoria (formerly the Victorian Writers’ Centre) was created in 1989 by a group of writers who saw the need for a professional organisation to support the Victorian writing community. |