Varuna Trans and Gender Diverse Fellowship
Entries Close 5pm 17 February
Trans and Gender Diverse writers are invited to apply for a week-long residency at Varuna in 2025, benefiting from one-on-one mentorship and group reading sessions, supported by community.
Residency dates: 4 - 11 August 2025
Applications open: 7 January 2025
Applications close: 5pm AEST 17 February 2025
Six fellowships will be awarded to trans and gender diverse writers from anywhere in Australia. This fellowship program is open to any writer who identifies as trans and/or gender diverse, in that their assigned sex at birth does not match their gender identity.
We welcome all trans and gender diverse writers of all genres including fiction, narrative non-fiction, poetry, children's books, graphic novels, play/screen writing, writing for radio, young adult, essays or short fiction.
The fellowship includes:
A one-week residency at Varuna, including all food and a prepared evening meal, with uninterrupted time to write in your own private studio, and the companionship of your fellow writers, 4 - 11 August 2025
Travel costs reimbursed between your home and Katoomba
A one-on-one conversation with a Varuna mentor
A half-day workshop - the focus and presenter will be confirmed when the applicants are selected, to meet the needs and skills of the group
The fellowship week will also include an event for the local LGBTQI+ community.