Rosebank Retreat

Rosebank Retreat was established in 2007 by Mary Delahunty. In September 2009, administration of the retreat was transferred to the VWC. Located on a small farm, this three-bedroom fully-furnished stone cottage with on-site caretaker offers rural solitude for artists, writers and musicians.

2011 Writing @ Rosebank

Fellowships for Rosebank in 2011 are dependent on funding. Bookings for Rosebank not currently being taken. Updated information will be posted on this website regarding future availability as the information emerges.

2009/10 Writing @ Rosebank

The VWC was delighted to announce the winners of the 2009–2010 Writing @ Rosebank Fellowships. Each writer received a three-week stay at Rosebank, as well as a small stipend to work on their project. A judging panel consisting of creative writing teacher and novelist Antoni Jach, The Wheeler Centre director Chrissy Sharp, publisher Sandy Grant and VWC director Joel Becker selected the 18 recipients from more than 80 applicants.

The recipients are:

Steven Amsterdam – Short stories
Demet Divaroren – YA novel
George Dunford – Novel
Jacinta Halloran – Novel
Lia Hills – Novel
Rosalie Ham – Novel
Libby Hart – Poetry
Andy Jackson – Poetry
Leah Kaminsky – Novel
Lee Kofman – Novel
Lisa Lang – Novel
Sharyn Munro – Non-fiction
Deborah Nolan – Novel
Josiane Smith – Non-fiction
Laura Jean McKay – Short stories
Jan Cornall – Novel
Emma Schwarcz – Novel
Angelina Mirabito – Novel

The fellowships are the result of a partnership between Mary Delahunty, the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, the Sidney Myer Foundation and the Victorian Writers’ Centre.