2026 Faber Writing Scholarships announced
The Faber Writing Academy (FWA) has named the recipients of the 2026 Faber Writing Scholarships.
The recipients are:
- Paff Evara (to attend Writing a Creative Nonfiction), a Black lesbian writer from Kerema, Papua New Guinea, by way of Meanjin, Australia
- Angela Fraser (to attend Writing a Novel), an emerging writer and award-winning teacher from Lutruwita, who writes both fiction and non-fiction, for children and adults
- Nalini Jacob-Roussety (to attend Writing a Novel), a writer and educator from Melbourne who explores political and ethical complexities through contemporary humour
- Elijah Jervis (to attend Writing a Novel), a Meanjin-based writer of fiction rooted in Australian history
- Nathaniel Crossinggum (to attend Writing a Novel), a transgender performer and writer whose writing has featured in Voicework’s VICE
- Aliyah Knight (to attend Writing a Novel), a Black, queer storyteller who is currently a resident artist with Sydney Opera House, Performance Space, and Sydney Theatre Company
- Zarqa Nur (to attend Writing a YA Novel), who trained as an accountant and has a background in psychology, writes stories that intertwine identity, purpose, and fate.
Faber Writing Academy manager Pip Smith said, “Competition was stiff! Yet again, we had a record number of applications, with 350 writers vying for seven scholarships in 7 courses. And yet again, the standard of work we read was very high, which made for a difficult month!”
Faber Academy was established by London publishing house Faber & Faber to provide “practical creative writing courses that draw participants into the centre of the book publishing world”, said organisers. Allen & Unwin has partnered with Faber & Faber since 2010 to present the Faber Writing Academy in Australia.
More information can be found on the FWA website.
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