Entry to the Funniest 500 members-only competition is now open. First Prize: $500 Theme: Hang on Tight! Closing Date: 14 February 2026. Go to www.geelongwriters.org.au/competitions/funniest-500 for guidelines and submission details.
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About A space for writers to meet, write and workshop their work. Be inspired by this quirky venue to write in an interesting environment away from home. Take the opportunity to share work/ideas with other writers and learn of/create local … Continued
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Ekphrastic Challenge #2 2026 is now open. Go to https://www.geelongwriters.org.au/competitions/ekphrastic-challenge/ for details. Submissions close 25 February 2026. |
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Following last year’s highly successful, inaugural Geelong Short Play Festival, when over 300 people attended the three sessions, the 2026 Festival is open for writers to submit original, fifteen-minute plays, six of which will be anonymously chosen by a panel … Continued |
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SHUT UP & WRITE Meet up with others, and write. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. Just write. |
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With the Geelong Short Play Festival returning in 2026, Geelong Writers is conducting two workshops to assist scriptwriters with their submissions to the competition where six plays will be selected to be performed by local theatre companies at the festival … Continued |
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SHUT UP & WRITE Meet up with others, and write. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. Just write. |
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About Market stall selling books by local indie authors! Next opening to participate: Term 4 (February to April- 3 monthly markets). Local writers are invited to submit up to 2 different books (max 20 copies total). Set your price; 100% … Continued |
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SHUT UP & WRITE Meet up with others, and write. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. Just write. |
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With the Geelong Short Play Festival returning in 2026, Geelong Writers is conducting two workshops to assist scriptwriters with their submissions to the competition where six plays will be selected to be performed by local theatre companies at the festival … Continued |
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SHUT UP & WRITE Meet up with others, and write. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. Just write. 
Belmont Page provides a supportive and nurturing environment for writers of all experience levels in all genres. Second and fourth Thursdays of the month | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont $3.00 … Continued
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This vibrant group of new, emerging, and published poets is fully subscribed. Interested poets are advised to join Ponds Poets instead. 
This vibrant new group welcomes beginning, emerging and published poets. Attendees are asked to bring a selection of their works for creative discussion and feedback. |
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SHUT UP & WRITE Meet up with others, and write. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. Just write. |
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SHUT UP & WRITE Meet up with others, and write. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. Just write. |
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Each meeting features a presentation or focused discussion on an aspect of history writing or research followed by sharing and workshopping members’ writing. |
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SHUT UP & WRITE Meet up with others, and write. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. Just write. |
3 events,
SHUT UP & WRITE Meet up with others, and write. No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty. Just write.
Belmont Page provides a supportive and nurturing environment for writers of all experience levels in all genres. Second and fourth Thursdays of the month | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont $3.00 … Continued
$3
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About A space for writers to meet, write and workshop their work. Be inspired by this quirky venue to write in an interesting environment away from home. Take the opportunity to share work/ideas with other writers and learn of/create local … Continued
$5
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Ekphrastic Challenge #3 2026 is now open. Go to https://www.geelongwriters.org.au/competitions/ekphrastic-challenge/ for details. Submissions close 25 March 2026. Image by K_2_K from Pixabay |
