City writers' groups

A Passion of Poets

Type:
Poetry
When:
Fourth Saturday of the month
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Dawn Colsey
Phone:
08 8365 5770

A group that has been meeting for over 10 years, professional poets who workshop each other's pieces and provide written feedback. Not currently seeking new members.

Ad Astra

Type:
Science Fiction and Fantasy
When:
3rd Saturday
Address:
SAWC, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide.
Contact:
Brandon Roberts
Email:
branjo2@adam.com.au
Web:
www.adastra-au.org

Speculative fiction writers assess each other's works and participate in skills development workshops.

Association of Chinese Writers

Type:
Multicultural
Contact:
Alexander Chang
Phone:
0402 812 814
Email:
southland3535@yahoo.com.au

Australian Writers' Guild

Type:
General
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Contact:
Miriam Katsambis
Phone:
+61 (8) 8232 6852
Email:
sa@awg.com.au
Web:
http://www.awg.com.au/

If you are serious about becoming a writer it is essential that you join the Australian Writers' Guild – to increase your bargaining power and to give you access to industry information as well as a wide range of services. Put simply, membership of the AWG is the best investment you can make in your career. The AWG is the professional association for all performance writers, that is, writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962 and is recognised throughout the industry in Australia as being the voice of performance writers.

Catherine House Inc.

Type:
General
Address:
PO Box 6031 Halifax Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Contact:
Reception
Phone:
+61 (8) 8232 2282
Email:
reception@catherinehouse.org.au
Web:
http://www.catherinehouse.org.au/

Catherine House Inc. provides supported accommodation to women over 21, unaccompanied by children, who are homeless. Staff work with clients in a holistic way, to deliver a wide range of programs and services according to need. This vital work includes having an innovative on-site Vocational Education and Development Centre called Sagarmatha which is dedicated to ‘educating women out of homelessness’. Research is an integral part of the work of Catherine House. We place a high value on initiating, and participating in, relevant research studies.

Crime Writers SA

Type:
General
When:
First Sunday of the month 10.30am-12.30pm
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Stephen Lord
Phone:
08 8344 4514
Email:
badwolf76@adam.com.au

DUES: $25 per year (new and prospective members can attend two meetings before payment) Crime Writers SA is a group for all South Australian based writers of crime fiction. We hold monthly meetings where we discuss everything from works in progress, comparison and analysis of various authors' techniques and styles, research tips and occasional guest speakers on topics like forensics and police procedures. Our goal is to become the public face of crime writing in SA and, as the group evolves, we hope it will become a place where people who enjoy the genre and understand how it works will be able to inspire and support each other through the entire writing process.

Critical Mass

Type:
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Jeff Harris
Phone:
8226 3276
Email:
jlharris@senet.com.au

Ekidnas

Type:
General
When:
Tuesday night every quarter, 7.30pm, with email contact in-between
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Rosanne Hawke
Phone:
8566 2246
Email:
hawknest@rosannehawke.com

A support group for published children's book writers only.

Friendly Street Poets

Type:
Poetry
When:
Monthly reading held first Tuesday of each month (except January) 7:00pm-10:30pm
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, 2nd Floor, 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Contact:
Gaetano Aiello
Email:
poetry@friendlystreetpoets.org.au
Web:
http://friendlystreetpoets.org.au/

Friendly Street is Australia’s longest running community open-poetry reading venue. Started in 1975 by Andrew Taylor, Richard Tipping and Ian Reid. Friendly Street was Adelaide’s first regular, open-to-all poetry reading. It has since achieved local and national recognition for its dedication to the nurturing, support and promotion of poetry. It has achieved this through the regular monthly readings and, importantly, through its initially self-funded, then State assisted, publications. The earliest and most important of these was the Friendly Street Reader, incorporating the best of the previous years readings. Other publications include the New Poets series and over 25 collections of individual poets. Over the years, Friendly Street has provided a platform for new and emerging poets and a venue for more established writers to nurture their artistic growth. It secures prize money for two statewide annual poetry competitions. Some of the established poets who have strutted their stuff at Friendly Street include John Bray, Jenny Boult, Louise Crisp, Steve Evans, Peter Goldsworthy, Jeff Guess, Rory Harris, Jeri Kroll, Mike Ladd, Kate Llewellyn, Jan Owen, Neil Paech, Graham Rowlands and Richard Tipping. The secret of Friendly Street’s longevity and success? Perhaps it is that Friendly Street remains true to its original vision. And above all, it remains a place where poets of all kinds can come together, and where poetry lives and breathes in its oldest form - the spoken word.

Independent Scholars Association of Australia Inc.

Type:
Scholarly
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Virginia Kenny
Phone:
8344 7810 or 0415 052 174
Email:
virginia@virginiakenny.com
Web:
www.isaa.org.au

The Independent Scholars Association of Australia Inc is a network of scholars pursuing interests in the broad streams of the humanities and sciences. Their work is produced in a variety of forms including book and journal publications, films and documentaries, script writing and journalism. As an association ISAA has no political affiliations but seeks to encourage all who, independently of institutions, offer well-founded studies of society, in the humanities and the sciences, or ideas of cultural significance. Scholarship and enthusiasm need to be supported, particularly at a time when governments, and therefore government-funded institutions, tend to regard scholarship as an economic commodity rather than the fabric of civilisation. ISAA welcomes new members.

Literature Writers Workshop Group

Type:
General
When:
Friday Fortnightly, 1-3pm
Address:
University of the Third Age Inc. 186 Pulteney Street, Adelaide, 5000
Contact:
Lynette Arden
Phone:
8359 3307
Web:
www.adelaideu3a.mx.com.au

New writers are welcome and no experience is required. Participants read and discuss their work in various genres. Non-compulsory homework will be set and the meetings include workshops and the occasional guest speaker.

Multicultural Writers Association of Australia (MWAA)

Type:
Multicultural
When:
First Saturday of the month at 3pm
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Vanessa Balnaves
Phone:
0413 127 211
Email:
vbalnaves@hotmail.com

Mutant Stepchildren

Type:
Science Fiction and Fantasy
When:
2nd Sunday of every month
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Jeff Harris
Phone:
8258 9162
Email:
jlharris@senet.com.au
Web:
To be announced - watch this space!

The Mutant Stepchildren welcome beginning writers and well-seasoned professionals alike. Our requirement for membership is you write speculative fiction – which includes science fiction, and fantasy, and other manifestations of fantastic literature. If you write about ancient super-science, realities that dissolve and reform like mist, intelligent alien creatures from other galaxies, futures where machines have replaced humans, journeys to the furthest points of the universe, human beings with the power of the gods endowed by science and technology, magic realms where wizards and witches battle for the souls of mere mortals, monsters with human hearts, about heroes and heroines struggling against the forces of darkness, shapeshifters who catch the bus home on King William Street, and if you want to dream on the written page about worlds different from the common day reality, then you are invited to join the Mutant Stepchildren. Our group provides feedback and assessment on the writing of its members, discusses technical problems and other aspects of writing and publishing speculative fiction.

North Adelaide Writing Group

Type:
General
When:
Fortnightly: 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month 10.30 - 12.30 am
Address:
North Adelaide Community Centre, 176 Tynte Street North Adelaide, SA 5006
Contact:
Jill Thorpe
Phone:
8167 6813

This group writes for pleasure. We don't require that new members have any previous experience. Personal or set work is read and discussed, but nothing is compulsory. We discuss all forms and genres and undertake exercises during class. We encourage each other with regard to publication. Occasional guest speakers.

SA Romance Authors (SARA)

Type:
General
When:
7pm third Wednesday of each month (except December and January)
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide SA 5000
Contact:
Trish Morey
Phone:
08 8390 1537

Seaview Press Pty Ltd

Type:
General
Address:
20 Antigua Grove, (PO Box 7339), West Lakes SA 5021
Contact:
Susan Rintoul
Phone:
+61 (8) 8242 0666
Email:
seaview@seaviewpress.com.au
Web:
http://www.seaviewpress.com.au/

Seaview Press Australian book publishers prepare and produce books in Australia, New Zealand and around the world. Offering affordable self publishing services for Australian & New Zealand writers, we have produced more than 450 titles for sale. Our book publishing service offers free quotes to self publishers and promotes your publication in various forms. If you are a self publisher, view the full details of our book publishing service on our services page. Other book publishing services available at Seaview Press include editing and indexing. Additionally, we provide details of the self publishing process, prices, and list our books for sale. For a free quote on any of our publishing services, contact us today.

South Australian Writers' Theatre

Type:
Theatre
When:
Third Wednesday of each month. 7pm
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Brian Fox
Phone:
8358 4186
Email:
sawtinc@yahoo.com.au

Starship Mawson

Type:
Science Fiction and Fantasy
When:
Meeting dates and times available on the Starship Mawson website
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Contact:
Stuart Blair
Phone:
0431 262 257
Email:
co_mawson@yahoo.com.au
Web:
http://www.starshipmawson.com

The USS Mawson, NCC-74918, is a chapter of the International Federation of Trekkers, this fan organization is based on the iconic show created by Gene Roddenberry over 40 years ago. The USS Mawson is a meeting and correspondence chapter within what is referred to as GEO 51 by IFT. The Mawson has crew from all over Australasia and other parts of the world and we welcome all new members. Our aim is to have fun in the company of like-minded people who enjoy the imaginative and exciting world of Sci Fi and Fantasy. Members of the USS Mawson participate in meetings, either in person or on-line and by postings on our Yahoo site, club events, taking exams at the Mawson Institute of Learning and Knowledge (MILK) and Conventions. The USS Mawson was first established in January 2006 by our current CO Stuart Blair and officially launched as a Starship on 21st April 2007 by 'Admiral William Ross' (actor Barry Jenner, DS9).

The Society of Editors (SA)

Type:
General
When:
See website for meeting dates and times
Address:
PO Box 2328, Kent Town SA 5071
Contact:
Rosemary Luke
Phone:
+61 (8) 8232 3994
Email:
eds@editors-sa.org.au
Web:
http://www.editors-sa.org.au

The Society of Editors (SA) promotes contact between members, and the exchange of ideas and information on professional matters. It also helps to establish and maintain high standards of editing and publishing through its meetings and newsletters, and through liaison with related organisations.

The Society of Women Writers SA Inc.

Type:
Women Writers
When:
Every second Wednesday
Address:
SA Writers' Centre, Level 2, 187 Rundle St, Adelaide
Contact:
Ethel Shippen
Phone:
8260 1240

Thursday Goodwood Group

Type:
General
When:
Thursdays each fortnight. 10am.
Address:
Goodwood Library
Contact:
Ruth Powley
Phone:
8372 5100
Email:
rpowley@unley.sa.gov.au

The aim and philosophy is to create a safe environment to encourage writing of all kinds. Writers of all skill levels and interests are welcome. At each meeting members are invited to contribute pieces of work by reading them out or providing copies to be read. Constructive criticism, if requested, is offered. Very relaxed, informal and enjoyable.

 

Australia Council   Arts SA

The SA Writers' Centre is assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory bodies.