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25.01.2022 We're excited to be hearing from our current Kat Muscat Fellow Maddie Godfrey for our 5 Year Celebration event. Maddie will be speaking to Kat's mantra of Defiance, Feminism Empathy 9 Nov at 6pm AEDT alongside past KMF fellows We'd love to see you there! https://bit.ly/34Slnfq

23.01.2022 Start the new year off on the right foot! Thanks to the new Pass it On Voiceworks subscription option, all the joys of a 1 year Voiceworks subscription (valued at $60.00) can be gifted to a young writer, reader, school and/or library to access. Make a stranger’s day by shouting them a one year Voiceworks subscription! https://expressmedia.org.au//pay-it-on-voiceworks-subscri/

23.01.2022 In case you missed it, applications to the Kat Muscat Fellowship are open until 11.59pm AEDT January 10th! This is the opportunity for you, don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back! More info here: https://expressmedia.submittable.com//the-2021-kat-muscat-

22.01.2022 We're not saying your life is incomplete without a Voiceworks Subscription BUT we're also not not saying that, y'know? Now's the perfect time to subscribe! 120 is a nice round number, don't you think? https://expressmedia.org.au/product/voiceworks-subscription/

22.01.2022 This year, instead of our normal Subscribe-a-thon, we've added a new Voiceworks subscription option! We believe that everyone should get the chance to fall in love with the work of Australia's young writers, artists and editors, but understand that yearly subscriptions to literary journals are not always readily accessible to everyone. Thanks to the new Pass it On Voiceworks subscription option, all the joys of a 1 year Voiceworks subscription (valued at $60.00) can be gifte...d to a young writer, reader, school and/or library to access. Make a stranger’s day by shouting them a one year Voiceworks subscription, today! https://expressmedia.org.au//pay-it-on-voiceworks-subscri/

21.01.2022 We're happy to be able to help make memberships to some of the nations top literary organisations and publications more affordable for young writers, artists and editors! Interested in subscribing to Australian Poetry, Overland Literary Journal, Island magazine, or interested in a membership with Writers SA, Writers Victoria or Queensland Writers Centre? Check out our joint membership and subscription options over on our online store! https://expressmedia.org.au//memberships-and-subscriptions/

21.01.2022 Great opportunity for poets to share, perform and be paid for their piece!

20.01.2022 Submit work to our first issue of Voiceworks for 2021!!! Fiction, poetry and completed nonfic submissions to Reflex close THIS SUN 17 JAN, MIDNIGHT AEDT !!! If our understanding of pavlovian conditioning is correct, your fingers should be raring to send us your work!!! more info: https://voiceworksmag.com.au/print

19.01.2022 We are so excited to share that our beloved National Editors and Writers (#EMNEWS21) conference will be back for 2021, with registrations opening Monday 14 December, 2020. Unlike in previous years, The National Editors and Writers Conference (NEWS) normally a two-day event, in 2021 will be a purely digital, freely accessible one day event, aiming to bring together student media editors and writers from across Australia. This is one of the only professional development oppor...tunities available to new student editors, and we’re excited to be able to present a busy program of workshops, panels and presentations online. We have an incredible line up of editors, publishers, designers, journalists and writers taking part in our one day 2021 program, which, being digital, is more accessible than ever! Registration for The 2021 National Editors and Writers Conference will be opening Monday 14 December, 2020. Spots will be limited for our two exclusive workshops so be sure to get in quick. Add a reminder for open reggos here: https://bit.ly/3l0ehKG

19.01.2022 This week, we’re joined by digital writer and editor Hannah Jenkins to discuss where and how to pitch, the process of editing digital work for publication,and avenues for self-publishing your digital work! Join us 6PM AEST October 1st #EMToolkits over at expressmediaoz on YouTube!

18.01.2022 Express Media in partnership with Hachette Australia Books, is excited to present the prize announcement for the Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers as part of National Young Writers' Festival's Younger Young Writers Program! Join us in celebrating young voices! 04 Oct, 67pm https://youngwritersfestival.org//the-hachette-australia-/

17.01.2022 Last year we did a series of amazing events with our friends at Arts Centre Melbourne as a part of their Future Echoes festival, Postcards and Provocations from the future! This saw young writers propel us forward in time and share their visions for the future over four themed days "Young People As Agents of Change", "Transcending Gender", "Beyond Access", and "Indigenous Futurism". Best of all did you know you can go back and listen to all of these wonderful artists give their provocations?? Check it out: https://soundcloud.com/arts-centre-melb//future-echos-2019

16.01.2022 It’s the endless question that most critics don’t even have a solid answer to: who is a review for? The easiest answer, obviously, is everyone, but that’s cheating and we’re not here to do that. We're here to provide some tips on how to Write an Arts Review, check them out here: https://expressmedia.org.au/ne/how-to-write-an-arts-review/

15.01.2022 Opportunity Alert! We're on the look out for a new Creative Producer to join our small but busy team! Interested in events programming and curation? Apply today! Applications close 20th November https://expressmedia.org.au/about/work-with-us/

15.01.2022 Have you made some work that can't be printed on the page? Voiceworks online is currently seeking experimental, digital-based writing and comics. If you make work that can’t be printed on the page, this is your time to shine!

14.01.2022 DEFIANCE FEMINISM EMPATHY The 2021 Kat Muscat Fellowship is now open for applications This is a $5000 life-changing fellowship inspired by the work of Voiceworks editor Kat Muscat. Closes 11.59pm AEDT, Sunday 10 January 2021... More info & how to apply https://expressmedia.submittable.com//the-2021-kat-muscat-

14.01.2022 Today is the last day you can apply to be our next CEO! Applications close 4.00pm AEST, Friday 2 October. Don't let imposter syndrome stop you, we're incredibly excited to work with you! Best suited for someone excited to start their journey into arts management! https://expressmedia.org.au/about/work-with-us/

13.01.2022 We truly believe that everyone should get the chance to fall in love with the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art and comics of Australia's young writers, artists and editors, but understand that yearly subscriptions to literary journals are not always readily accessible to everyone. Thanks to the new Pass it On Voiceworks subscription option, all the joys of a 1 year Voiceworks subscription (valued at $60.00) can be yours thanks to the generosity of another Voiceworks reader who has purchased a Pass it On Voiceworks subscription. If you would like to be added to the list to receive one of the Pass it On Voiceworks subscriptions (free of any charge), joint the waitlist here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfUItouS9t-mmzkvO/viewform

13.01.2022 In case you missed it, our full #EMNEWS21 program is now live! We have workshops, Q&As, panels, & more from a tonne of incredible peeps like (check em out on Twitter) @bellarozz, @mlchaelsun, @PaperRadio, @naamanzhou, @suzygracias, @PatrickLenton, @NayukaGorrie! Join us Jan 30! You can view our full program and register your place here: bit.ly/3iaGD56

13.01.2022 Are you or do you know someone who is interested in arts management? Have some skills in leadership, human resources & finance but are looking to develop and deepen those skills in a energetic arts environment? Being our next CEO might be for you! The application closes Oct 2 don't let imposter syndrome bring you down, apply! https://expressmedia.org.au/about/work-with-us/

11.01.2022 i wear my name around like a comfy old tee with a trail of curry stains in the middle and fabric frying at the corners i sleep in it... i eat in it i do everything in it (at home) it's the comfiest oldest tee that i will never outgrow yet i never want to be seen wearing it - sun-jugh-na by Saanjana Kapoor, 115 GOTH Voiceworks available on our website along with every other issue of Voiceworks!

10.01.2022 Good morning! We have another bunch of opportunities for young writers and editors to share your work and develop your craft! Submit to Voiceworks online and join our Voiceworks digital writing jam! To help you try something new, we’re running our first ever writing jam themed ‘In Touch’. (Sept 19-27) https://www.voiceworksmag.com.au//voiceworks-online-is-ope Applications are open for our $25,000 Creative Writing Fellowship! (Oct 16) Copyright Agency The Universi...ty of Queensland Library https://web.library.uq.edu.au//awards-and-fellowships/crea NEW Paid Summer Internship Program with Hachette Australia Books (30 Sept) https://www.hachette.com.au/careers/ Magabala Books Fellowship for a mid-career author - now open for entries! (30 Oct) https://www.magabala.com/pages/magabala-fellowship Are our our new CEO/General Manager?? Work with us! (2 Oct) https://expressmedia.org.au/about/work-with-us/ Submissions are now open for n-SCRIBE 2020 to Darebin City Council writers! (12 Oct) https://www.darebinarts.com.au/current-progr/n-scribe-2020/ Kill Your Darlings Writers living in regional Victoria can submit completed nonfiction fiction (Oct 31) https://killyourdarlings.submittable.com/submit Submissions are open for #20: HANDBAG Submissions close 11.59pm (AEST) today! The Suburban Review Diversity Arts Australia are commissioning Asian Australian artists to create new work responding to Covid-19 racism as part of the #IAmNotAVirus project. (Oct 10) https://t.co/GHnrVyuF5N?amp=1 Registrations are now open for Fringe World Festival 2021! https://avr.fringeworld.com.au/toolbox/registration-avr Overland Literary Journal are accepting nonfiction and poetry submissions (rolling basis) https://overland.org.au/submit/nonfiction-submissions/ Going Down Swinging are open for online submissions! (rolling basis) http://goingdownswinging.org.au/submission-guidelines/

09.01.2022 We've been supporting young writers, artists and editors for a long time, and are continuously working on ways to make parts of the wider literary industry more accessible to young writers. This includes reduced joint subscription and membership offers which you can find RIGHT NOW in our online store. Joint deals with the likes of Writers Victoria, Queensland Writers Centre, Writers SA Overland Literary Journal Island magazine and more!

09.01.2022 Keen to write nonfiction? Unsure how to pitch (to either us at Voiceworks or some other publication?) well, we've put together this handy-dandy guide that helps break down the nonfiction process, including pitching which while specific to Voiceworks can be used for any publication! Check it out here: https://www.voiceworksmag.com.au/guides#nonfictionguide

09.01.2022 So, let’s set the scene: you’re a young writer, looking to get some more experience and exposure. You’re thinking of submitting your work to a publication. What do you do? You pitch of course! A pitch is an idea. It’s the description of a story you’re hoping to write, an outline to show an editor an idea you’d like to put on paper. It’s the first step in getting published, and it’s super important in your writing career.... Here’s a few tips and tricks to get you started on your pitching: http://expressmedia.wpengine.com//pitch-perfect-your-guid/

08.01.2022 "As a writer you have to be generous with your past self and their work" -Ellena Savage #EMToolkits We have almost 40 incredible & FREE online talks with some of Australia's best writers & artists all in one handy playlist just for you! https://www.youtube.com/playlist

07.01.2022 As a part of National Young Writers' Festival Voiceworks presents ‘Interweave, Interact’ a FREE workshop aimed at anyone interested in creating digital narratives #NYWF2020 Happening Sunday 04 Oct, 1pm 2pm reserve your seat now! https://youngwritersfestival.org/events/interact-interweave/

07.01.2022 If you’re just starting out as a freelance writer, money is something you’ll have to consider. As a young, emerging writer, it’s important you know the ins and outs of money and freelancing: how much you should be paid, how to invoice, how many follow-up emails you should send. It can seem scary, but it’s not so bad! Up on our website we've compiled a bunch of tips and tricks to help you navigate the world of money and freelancing. Share your advice with us by tweeting us at @express__media! http://expressmedia.wpengine.com/news/money-and-freelancing/

06.01.2022 We are honoured to open submissions for the 2021 Kat Muscat Fellowship to develop, up to the value of $5000, an editorial project/work of writing by a young person of an underrepresented gender. Applications open until Jan 10 2020, 11:59PM AEDT Visit: https://expressmedia.submittable.com//the-2021-kat-muscat-

05.01.2022 Are you or do you know someone who is interested in arts management? Has some skills in leadership, human resources & finance but is looking to develop & deepen those skills in a energetic arts environment? Being our next CEO might be for you! Applications close Oct 2 https://expressmedia.org.au/about/work-with-us/

05.01.2022 Some great events today!! #NYWF2020

05.01.2022 Come and join us in celebrating this years 15 shortlisted writers for the Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers, and hear the winners announced! #NYWF2020 National Young Writers' Festival We kick things off at 6PM AEDT https://youngwritersfestival.org//the-hachette-australia-/

05.01.2022 Tonight, we’re joined by digital writer and editor Hannah Jenkins to discuss where and how to pitch, the process of editing digital work for publication,and avenues for self-publishing your digital work! Join us 6PM AEST #EMToolkits Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiuavtliodw

05.01.2022 After 3 years with us, we are saying a heartfelt goodbye to Lucy Hamilton! As a part of our goodbye, we sat down with Lucy to chat about her time with us, what applicants might expect from our CEO role, & what she is looking forward to: https://expressmedia.org.au//farewell-lucy-hamilton-our-g/

04.01.2022 It’s #LoveYourBookshopDay and we want to thank all the wonderful bookshops around Australia that help us support and celebrate young Australian writers and artists by stocking Voiceworks. We miss being able to walk through your doors and browse your shelves IRL, but so many of you have incredible online stores that we highly recommend everyone check and out grabs their celebratory Love Your Bookshop Day purchases while chucking in a copy of Voiceworks while they’re at it! #ReadLocal

02.01.2022 In case you missed it, applications for the 2021 Kat Muscat Fellowship are open. This fellowship offers professional development for an editorial project/work of writing by a young person of an underrepresented gender. Applications open until Jan 10th https://expressmedia.submittable.com//the-2021-kat-muscat-