Managed by the Katharine Susannah Prichard (KSP) Foundation Inc, the KSP Writers' Centre is a vibrant not-for-profit incorporated organisation and registered DGR charity located in the Perth Hills region of Western Australia. The Foundation was formed in 1985 to preserve Katharine's Place at 11 Old York Road and run it as a Centre dedicated to writing development, the promotion of writers and literature, and to preserve the heritage-listed home and legacy of celebrated Australian author Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883-1969).
The awards are open to submission to all WA writers who have not been a recipient of grant funding in 2025 and who are working on a first full-length work for publication in one of the three categories: Poetry; Fiction novel length or collection of short fiction; Non-fiction including memoir.
Important notes for entrants:
- Please read and understand the Terms of Use regarding the conditions of the fellowship.
- Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.
- Please ensure you download the specific Supporting Fellowship Document template from the KSP website and complete all required sections. You will be asked to upload this as a .doc or .docx attachment as part of this application. Applications that do not use this template or do not complete all sections within the template will be automatically declined. Due to the volume of applications received, applicants will not be provided with the chance to re-submit, so ensure you have used the KSP template before submitting.