Thanks to our incredible community, we raised $4,400 this EOFY!

Your generous support means we can fund two transformative mentorships for breakthrough ACT-region writers in 2026.
Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated to MOMENTUM.

If you haven't donated, but would like to, you still can!

EOFY is over, but your donation will still go straight to powering the future of local voices in our region. Donate via the link below.

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Help Us Create Momentum Through Mentorship

MARION has been advocating for writers across the ACT and surrounding regions since 1995. In 2026, we remain dedicated to addressing financial barriers faced by writers.

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A woman with curly hair and glasses smiling while holding an award certificate at the MARION Act Literary Awards 2024 event, with a colourful backdrop featuring the event's name and themes.

In 2024, we were proud to present the MARION Fellowship Award to emerging Canberra-based writer Callie Doyle-Scott.

Callie's mentorship with award-winning writer Isobelle Carmody came at a critical point in her career and provided much-needed financial and creative support to take her manuscript, Soup for the Moon, to the next level.

Now, we need your help to sponsor a further two mentorships for breakthrough ACT writers like Callie. Throughout June, your donation will go directly to transformative mentorship opportunities for local voices at a crucial stage in the development of their writing career.

With your help, we aim to raise $5,000 by 30 June to fund mentorships for two ACT region writers.

Read about Callie’s story here.

Enter the prize draw

You’ll also go into the draw to win an incredible prize-pack valued at ~$500, courtesy of our generous sponsors and friends at Overland, Pink Shorts Press, Big River Distilling Co. and Recent Work Press.

One lucky winner will get:

  • A 1-year print subscription to Overland

  • A selection of “readable, socially conscious and slightly offbeat” books from Pink Shorts Press, including:

    Pearls by Tracy Crisp,

    Scared Angry Laughing by Margaret Merrilees, Yñiga by Glenn Diaz and

    A Concise Compendium of Wonder by Jennifer Mills, Ursula Dubosarsky and Ceridwen Dovey

  • A collection of delicious wines and gins from ACT distillery Big River Distilling Co., including a 3 pack of 100ml Big River Gins and a bottle of Big River Chardonnay and Big River Syrah

  • A stack of new titles from Canberra-based small press Recent Work Press, including:

    Fruits of Exile by Maggie Shapley

    Gert by Jacqui Malins

    Thistle by Kate Maxwell

    Makarra by Barrina South

    Hybrid Heaven and other(ed) poems by Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss

    Wita Witalana by Paul Collis

    Sky Writing by Adrian Caesar and Kat Rae.

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Power the future of local voices – sponsor a mentorship for a breakthrough ACT region writer.

DONATE TODAY

Every contribution, big or small, helps create opportunities for writers.
Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.

  • "Without MARION, I would not be currently working on the final draft of my manuscript. Without MARION, the opportunity to finish my book at all and to do so while working with one of my writing heroes would not have existed. In my mind, they are an essential source of support for the entire ACT writing community, and I would not be the artist I am today without them."

    —Callie Doyle-Scott, MARION Fellowship Award Winner 2024