Victorian Writer

Victorian Writer is the Victorian Writers' Centre's member magazine. It provides

• information on what's going on at the VWC
• news and views from the writing world in general
• in-depth articles on all aspects of writing and publishing.

The magazine also includes valuable listings of the latest writing-related opportunities and competitions with key details such as closing dates, prizes and entry fees. Opportunities that miss the deadline for the magazine are included in our weekly e-bulletin.

What to expect in Victorian Writer?

Recent themes

• Behind the scenes: what goes into getting a work out into the world, including info on mentoring, manuscript assessment, editing, proposals, publishing, publicity and agents
• A sense of place: just how important is place in writing, and how do you evoke it?
• Emerging writers: stories from emerging writers and the view from publishers
• Science writing: from crime, to sci-fi to non-fiction science writing, we look at the techniques, skills and publishers
• Issues-based writing: writing that's political - who writes it and why, and who publishes it
• Short story: writers and publishers of short stories
• Self-publishing: advice and stories from the self-published/self-publishers.

Join the VWC to receive the magazine 9 times per year.