Tasmanian Writers’ Centre offers Grand Prize in inaugural Subscribathon …
Amber Wilson, Tasmanian Writers’ Centre Communications Officer
… a year’s worth of workshop …
With Tasmania quickly becoming known as the literary isle after an unprecedented level of success in 2014, the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre is experiencing rapid growth in its member base.
The Centre is uniquely positioned to provide support, encouragement, training, community and cohesion for Tasmanian writers – both new and established.
To encourage more people to join and take advantage of the vast array of benefits membership includes, the Centre is running its first-ever Subscribathon and offering a pearler of a prize – a year’s worth of workshops, including a ticket to September’s Tasmanian Writing Festival.
A prize like this is invaluable – it will give the lucky winner a year’s worth of professional development certain to catapult their writing aspirations.
To be in the running to win this incredible prize, entrants simply need to register for membership or renew between now and February 28 by visiting www.tasmanianwriters.org/join-or-renew. The winner will be announced March 6. Annual membership is $60 full, $45 concession, $25 under 21 and $90 for organisations.
But remember – everyone who subscribes is a winner. The perks of being a Tasmanian Writers’ Centre member are huge. Just some of the benefits include:
• Hefty discounts on TWC writing workshops
• Manuscript assessment service: special rates with leading authors to get feedback on your work and ideas for further development.
• Writas, the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre: a monthly emailed newsletter with the latest news on competitions and opportunities to win prizes, professional development, literary events, readings and points of contact. Click here to see a past copy.
• Free events: poetry and prose readings open to the public, special readings by visiting authors, and other literary events.
• Concession rate entry to movies at the luxurious State Cinema: $16.50 per ticket as opposed to the usual rate of $18.50.
• 10% off all purchases at the Hobart Book Shop
• 10% off all purchases at the Devonport Bookshop
• Tasmanian Writers’ Centre Readings at the Lark
• Free lending access to the TWC Professional Library
• Links to your local writing community: and writers’ centres across Australia and the world.