Writers Victoria, one of a national network of centres providing crucial support and employment to writers, has lost its funding – putting its “very survival” at risk. Its loss would make Victoria (whose capital, Melbourne, is a UNESCO City of Literature) the only mainland state without a state government-funded peak organisation for writers.
Creative Victoria has provided emergency funding for the first six months of 2026. But it is not enough to cover existing contractual obligations to authors, staff salaries and a rental lease, Writers Victoria chair Janice Gobey told the Australian. She has launched a petition to the Parliament of Victoria to restore state funding. So far, it has garnered about 2,000 signatures.
