Sydney Writers’ Room Memberships

January 16th, 2012 by Charles

A desk in the Sydney Writers' Room

Sydney Writers’ Room members are writers who are serious about their work and about writing as a craft.

Sydney Writers’ Room keeps a database of applicants and will offer new memberships as they become available. If you wish to be kept on this database, please fill in our online application form. Apply now online

Applicants can be working in any genre (currently, the resident member writers come from a diverse range of writing disciplines including film, television, novels, comics, satire, history and new media).

Applicants do not have to be established writers but must be serious about developing pathways for publication for their work.

There are currently three categories of membership on offer:

  • Permanent Members
    Fees: $150 per month plus a one off moving-in fee of $250
    Includes: Round-the-clock access to your own permanent desk and shelving; wi-fi internet.
  • Hot-Desk Members
    Fees: $100 per month
    Includes: Round-the-clock access to one of our “hot-desks”; wi-fi internet.
  • Off Peak Members
    Fees: $75 per month
    Includes: Access to one of our “hot-desks” from 6pm-9am weekdays and anytime public holidays and weekends; wi-fi internet.

All prices include GST.

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • Seriousness of intent
  • Understanding of writing as a craft/ discipline
  • Commitment to writing for publication (any platform)
  • Quality of proposed project/s

For more information email applications@writersroom.org.au or Apply now online