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Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 12 November 2025

VIEW THE GUIDELINES

Please refer to the following guidelines to ensure you meet the criteria for this category:

Entries for Fellowships must include

Documents for digital application:

  • proposed fellowship project outline and synopsis
    • an outline of the activities you intend to undertake for the Fellowship
    • one page synopsis of the proposed work
  • writing sample up to 2,000 words
  • CV or biography.

Your nomination is only valid once it has been received at the State Library of South Australia. 

The State Library of South Australia will not accept faxed, emailed or late applications after 5pm on Wednesday 12 November 2025.

Digital files
Upload documents for nomination when filling out the online form.

Fill in the online form

Writer's details

Name of writer
Pseudonym or professional name
Postal address

Select fellowship or award

Choose a fellowship or award
(Open to South Australians who are 18 or above on 12 November 2025)
(Open to South Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers only)

Proposal details

Maximum 5 files.
20 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.
8 MB limit per form.

Declaration

I, the writer of the work, or an agent, nominate the work in accordance with the 2026 South Australian Literary Awards, which I have read and complied with.

These awards are for writers who are:

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