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To help you spend time on your writing ventures, councils and organisations all across Australia offer fellowships, residencies and grants for creatives and writers! This means that you can take the time needed to be creative while not sacrificing your mental health and financial stability. Check out a list of grants and fellowships available to authors of different backgrounds, disciplines, and locations below.

1. List of fellowships A-Z

Author Fellowship: Australia-wide
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/author-fellowship/  

CH Currey Memorial Fellowship: New South Wales
https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/fellowships/ch-currey-memorial-fellowship 

Creative Arts Fellowship for Australian Writing: Australia-wide
https://www.nla.gov.au/about/fellowships-scholarships-and-grants/fellowships-and-scholarships/creative-fellowships/creative-arts-fellowship  

Creative residencies and fellowships: Northern Territory
https://nt.gov.au/leisure/arts-culture-heritage/grants/creative-residencies-fellowships

David Scott Mitchell Memorial Fellowship: New South Wales
https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/fellowships/david-scott-mitchell-memorial-fellowship  

Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing: Australia-wide
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/non-fiction-author-fellowship/  

Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers: Australia-wide
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/copyright-agency-frank-moorhouse-fellowship-for-young-writers/  

Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship: Australia-wide
https://writersvictoria.org.au/hazel-rowley-literary-fellowship/  

Margaret Scott Tasmanian Young Writer’s Fellowship: Tasmania
https://www.arts.tas.gov.au/tasliteraryawards/Margaret_Scott_Tasmanian_Young_Writers_Fellowship

Merewether Fellowship: New South Wales
https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/fellowships/merewether-fellowship  

Queensland Writers Centre Varuna Fellowship: Queensland
https://queenslandwriters.org.au/residencies  

Queensland Writers Fellowships: Queensland
https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/get-involved/awards-and-fellowships/queensland-literary-awards/queensland-writers-fellowships

SA First Nations Writers Fellowship: South Australia
https://www.varuna.com.au/fellowships/writerssa  

SA Literary Fellowship: South Australia
https://writerssa.org.au/2023/sa-literary-fellowships/  

The Queensland Writers Centre Established Writers Fellowship: Queensland
https://queenslandwriters.org.au/residencies  

UQ 2024 Creative Writing Fellowship: Queensland
https://writing.centre.uq.edu.au/uq-2024-creative-writing-fellowship  

Writeability Fellowships: Victoria
https://writersvictoria.org.au/writeability-fellowships/  

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3. List of grants A-Z

Annual Arts and Cultural Grants: Victoria
https://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/Community/Grants/Arts-and-Culture-grants  

Arts Activities in Regional Communities: Western Australia
https://web.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/arts-activities-in-regional-communities/arts-activities-in-regional-communities-guidelines

Arts Grants Program: Northern Territory
https://nt.gov.au/leisure/arts-culture-heritage/grants/arts-grants-program  

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups: Australia-wide
https://creative.gov.au/investment-and-development/arts-projects-for-individuals-and-groups/  

Arts Short Notice Activity Program: Western Australia 
https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/arts-short-notice-activity-program

Arts Tasmania Aboriginal Arts Program: Tasmania
https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/arts/grants_and_funding/aboriginal_arts_program#double-tabid_201216  

Arts Tasmania Individuals and groups: Tasmania
https://www.arts.tas.gov.au/grants_and_funding/individuals_and_groups

Boundless Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship Program: New South Wales
https://writingnsw.org.au/support/funding-opportunities/boundless-mentorship-2024/  

City of Charles Sturt Arts Fund: South Australia
https://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/services/other-services/grants-and-funding/arts-and-culture-grants/arts-fund  

Create Grants: Australia-wide
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/individual-grants/create-grants/ 

Creative Communities Grant: New South Wales
https://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/Community/Grants-and-Funding#section-8

Cultural Development Fund: Victoria
https://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/people-and-community/funds-grants-and-subsidies/cultural-development-fund-projects  

International Travel Fund for Authors and Illustrators: Australia-wide
https://creative.gov.au/investment-and-development/travel-fund-for-literature/  

Regional Arts Development Fund: Queensland
https://www.arts.qld.gov.au/regional-arts-development-fund

The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund: Victoria
https://writersvictoria.org.au/the-neilma-sidney-literary-travel-fund/  

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4. Fellowships, residencies and grants by location

 

4.1 Australia-wide writer’s fellowships, residencies and grants

Create Grants
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/individual-grants/create-grants/ 

Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/copyright-agency-frank-moorhouse-fellowship-for-young-writers/  

Author Fellowship 
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/author-fellowship/  

Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing
https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/non-fiction-author-fellowship/  

International Travel Fund for Authors and Illustrators
https://creative.gov.au/investment-and-development/travel-fund-for-literature/  

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
https://creative.gov.au/investment-and-development/arts-projects-for-individuals-and-groups/  

Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship
https://writersvictoria.org.au/hazel-rowley-literary-fellowship/  

Creative Arts Fellowship for Australian Writing
https://www.nla.gov.au/about/fellowships-scholarships-and-grants/fellowships-and-scholarships/creative-fellowships/creative-arts-fellowship  

 

4.2 New South Wales writers’ fellowships, residencies and grants 

CH Currey Memorial Fellowship
https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/fellowships/ch-currey-memorial-fellowship 

Merewether Fellowship 

https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/fellowships/merewether-fellowship  

David Scott Mitchell Memorial Fellowship 

https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/fellowships/david-scott-mitchell-memorial-fellowship  

Boundless Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship Program
https://writingnsw.org.au/support/funding-opportunities/boundless-mentorship-2024/  

Creative Communities Grant
https://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/Community/Grants-and-Funding#section-8  

 

4.3 South Australian writers’ fellowships, residencies and grants 

Deep Creek Residency
https://writerssa.org.au/2024/deep-creek-residency-2024/  

SA First Nations Writers Fellowship
https://www.varuna.com.au/fellowships/writerssa  

SA Literary Fellowship
https://writerssa.org.au/2023/sa-literary-fellowships/  

City of Charles Sturt Arts Fund
https://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/services/other-services/grants-and-funding/arts-and-culture-grants/arts-fund  

 

4.4 Western Australian writers’ fellowships, residencies and grants 

Arts Activities in Regional Communities 
https://web.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/arts-activities-in-regional-communities/arts-activities-in-regional-communities-guidelines

Arts Short Notice Activity Program 
https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/arts-funding/arts-short-notice-activity-program

 

4.5 Victorian writers’ fellowships, residencies and grants 

Writeability Fellowships
https://writersvictoria.org.au/writeability-fellowships/  

The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund
https://writersvictoria.org.au/the-neilma-sidney-literary-travel-fund/  

Annual Arts and Cultural Grants
https://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/Community/Grants/Arts-and-Culture-grants  

Cultural Development Fund
https://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/people-and-community/funds-grants-and-subsidies/cultural-development-fund-projects  

 

4.6 Queensland writers’ fellowships, residencies and grants 

Regional Arts Development Fund
https://www.arts.qld.gov.au/regional-arts-development-fund  

Queensland Writers Fellowships
https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/get-involved/awards-and-fellowships/queensland-literary-awards/queensland-writers-fellowships

UQ 2024 Creative Writing Fellowship
https://writing.centre.uq.edu.au/uq-2024-creative-writing-fellowship  

Queensland Writers Centre Varuna Fellowship
https://queenslandwriters.org.au/residencies  

The Queensland Writers Centre Established Writers Fellowship
https://queenslandwriters.org.au/residencies  

 

4.7 Tasmanian writers’ fellowships, residencies and grants 

Margaret Scott Tasmanian Young Writer’s Fellowship
https://www.arts.tas.gov.au/tasliteraryawards/Margaret_Scott_Tasmanian_Young_Writers_Fellowship  

Arts Tasmania Aboriginal Arts Program
https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/arts/grants_and_funding/aboriginal_arts_program#double-tabid_201216  

Arts Tasmania Individuals and groups
https://www.arts.tas.gov.au/grants_and_funding/individuals_and_groups

Arts Tasmania all that we are Residency
https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/arts/grants_and_funding/tasmanian_residencies/all_that_we_are  

Arts Tasmania Glover Country Residency
https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/arts/grants_and_funding/tasmanian_residencies/glover_country  

Arts Tasmania Poatina Arts Residency
https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/arts/grants_and_funding/tasmanian_residencies/poatina_arts  

Arts Tasmania Tasmanian Residency for Independent Practice
https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/arts/grants_and_funding/tasmanian_residencies/tasmanian_residency_for_independent_practice 

 

4.8 Northern Territory writers’ fellowships, residencies and grants 

Arts Grants Program
https://nt.gov.au/leisure/arts-culture-heritage/grants/arts-grants-program  

Creative residencies and fellowships
https://nt.gov.au/leisure/arts-culture-heritage/grants/creative-residencies-fellowships  

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