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Welcome to the Australian Association of Writing Programs. This website introduces visitors to the Association, and provides information on writing courses, competitions, conferences and other relevant material.

The Association exists to provide a forum for discussion on all aspects of teaching creative and professional writing as well as current theories on creativity and writing, and to improve the quality of programs across the country.

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Call for Papers - Katherine Mansfield symposium
5 February 2010

KATHERINE MANSFIELD, THE ‘UNDERWORLD’ AND THE ‘BLOOMS BERRIES’
A SYMPOSIUM HOSTED BY WRITING AND LITERARY STUDIES, SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
RMIT UNIVERSITY,
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
4-5 JUNE 2010
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Call for Papers - 2010 AAWP Annual Conference
5 February 2010

RMIT University, Melbourne, in conjunction with the Australian Association of Writing Programs, is pleased to announce the Australian Association of Writing Program’s 15th annual conference: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS or PERFECT PARTNERS – The role of literary studies in creative writing programs 25 – 27 November, 2010, Melbourne, Australia.
Please see link for details.
 

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Call for Contributions
2 February 2010

A History of the AAWP
 
Deadline 1 June 2009, earlier if possible.

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Call for papers - Popular Entertainment Studies
18 December 2009

SECOND CALL FOR ARTICLES
Popular Entertainment Studies
An interdisciplinary peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the investigation of all aspects of popular entertainments.

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New publishing opportunity
11 December 2009

 Call for submissions
 
Islet is a new online companion to Island magazine's existing print journal, and will publish a free quarterly collection of works by emerging writers and visual artists.
 
Islet accepts poetry, fiction, and reviews, with size the only limitation: we are committed to publishing small works. Maximum lengths: poetry -- 25 lines; fiction -- 600 words; reviews -- 400 words. Our pay rates are $50 for a poem and $75 per prose work (fiction or review).
 

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