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Welcome to our virtual hub for Mornington Peninsula and surrounds aspiring and published writers.
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Write in company, plan for writing success, inspire and be inspired by others, and stay keep connected.
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PWC Annual Membership
Writer in Residence is our annual, members only writing competition offering our members the opportunity to showcase their writing and win cash prizes and a paid writing retreat.
The Peninsula Writers’ Club connects, encourages and enriches amateur, aspiring and professional writers (and readers) across Victoria’s beautiful Mornington Peninsula and surrounds.
Our mission is to actively promote and facilitate a vibrant literary voice, enhancing the skills of writers, and contributing to the creative culture and storytelling of the Mornington Peninsula and surrounding communities.
Featured Stories
‘Clancy and the Boab Tree’ by 2025 Writer in Residence Rebecca Fraser
Beyond the Jumbuck Ranges, where red dust swirls and stains, A boab tree grows, bottle-shaped, on cattle station plains. It’s stood there for some thousand years, a silent ancient scout, Observing ever-changing land of fire and flood and drought. Today, as every other...
‘Blue Elephant’ by 2025 Writer in Residence Rebecca Fraser
“All right, mate?”
Dean blinked back a glitter of tears as the foreman’s calloused hand settled on his shoulder. The pine’s grain swam back into focus. He’d been doing it again. That thing where his mind wandered away to a dark, distant place he didn’t have a map for.
‘Christmas With a Difference’ by Kim Robyn Smith
Max was finally getting to spend a Christmas Day with Lily. The last one was five years ago when she was only two. Too young to remember. Emma and Max had quite an amicable split, but Emma insisted that Christmas was her day with her family, which included Lily by...
Peninsula Writers’ Club has been wonderful for me, a writer of stories and poems in my retirement. Stimulating to be with younger, like minded people listening to author talks over dinner and a glass of wine
We welcome all writers, from beginners to the already-published, from novelists and bloggers to poets and journalists.
We promote and encourage the unique voice of writers of all abilities on the Mornington Peninsula and surrounds, and encourage connections and support in a safe environment.
The Peninsula Writers’ Club:
encourages writers in the creation of original works
fosters confidence and creativity through building connections, skills development and collaborations
forms a community of mutual support and fellowship based on creative endeavours.
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