This exciting fellowship aims to engage with new writing talent who have interesting and diverse stories to tell. A focus for the 2025 program is aspiring First Nations writers.
Launched by Penguin Random House Australia in 2018 to find writing and authors more representative of the society in which we live, Write It seeks to nurture and develop unpublished voices across all genres (fiction and non-fiction for adult and young readers), focusing on First Nations and CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) writers, writers from socio-economically marginalised backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ and writers with a disability.
The successful applicants will be mentored by Penguin Random House Australia editors across twelve months, with the hope of publication. Additionally, as part of the fellowship, each of the successful applicants will receive a $2000 writing grant and the opportunity to participate in a PRHA Open House Session during which they will learn about various facets of publishing, including what goes into acquiring, editing, marketing, publicising and selling a book.
This fellowship is open to writers who have not previously had a book published (please see below for the full list of Terms and Conditions). Submissions will be accepted until 11.59 pm AEST, Monday 14 April 2025.
Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions. For any other questions, you can send us an email at writeit@penguinrandomhouse.com.au
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