“Dragon Scales is one of the most interesting books I have read. I loved every bit of it. To begin with, it is set in Australia, which is so rare for a fantasy story and I love that. Pip, a young girl, rescues Little Fella, a baby dragon, from the waterhole, and has to release him back to his mother.”

Made possible by funding from the Australia Council’s RISE program, the SCWC Emerging Writers Program will recruit talented emerging South Coast writers to work one-on-one with writing mentors to deepen their writing skills, develop new work, publish and present it to local audiences, over 2022 and 2023.

“Only a Monster is an interesting read, going from light to dark, happy to sad, contrasting each mood as the story twists and turns like a windy road until cutting off at the ultimately heartbreaking end. Sad, but definitely worth a read, unless you are looking for a happy ending.”

With thanks to our partner Wollongong Botanic Garden, we are excited to announce the recipients of the 2022 SCWC + Wollongong Botanic Garden Writers Residencies.

Congratulations to Rebekah Lambert, Karen Cummings, Elizabeth Walton, Katarina Mikac and Jessica Raschke.

In memory of SCWC friend Jack Baker, we’d like to offer this wonderful essay about him by Judi Morison, and honour him as a writer through this poem from the preface of his final book, Stranded at Sunrise.

The South Coast Writers Centre would like to recognise Treva Taylor, who was a huge part of our activities and energy for many years, and who sadly passed away recently. Former Director of the South Coast Writers Centre, Friederike (Rike) Krishnabhakdi-Vasilakis, kindly wrote some words remembering Treva.

On Saturday 19 March at Coledale Community Hall, the South Coast Writers Centre hosted the 2022 SCWC Poetry Awards, and the launch of our 2021 anthology of writing: Legacies.

Congratulations to the winners (Erin Shiel, Sean West, Lore White & Peter Frankis), the shortlisted and longlisted poets, and to all the writers in the Legacies anthology.