The ASA offers 20 mentorships each year for talented writers and picture book illustrators in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, Young Adult, graphic novels, children’s writing and picture book illustration.

2010 Program

Applications for the 2010 program will open on Friday 1 October 2010 and close on Friday 29 October 2010. Application forms and further details will be available on this page in mid-August 2010.

2009 Mentorship Winners

The ASA has announced the twenty successful applicants for its mentorship program in 2009-10. The program’s judges, Delia Falconer, Kate Forsyth, Libby Gleeson, Martin Langford, Craig Smith and ASA executive director Dr Jeremy Fisher were impressed with the overall quality as well as the quantity of the entries.
Click to see the successful applicants:

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ASA Mentor Register:

These mentors are only available to successful applicants in our mentorship programs. If you are looking for a paid mentor, the NSW Writers' Centre offers a user-pays mentorship program. Alternatively, you could advertise for a paid mentor in your State or Territory Writers' Centre newsletter. The ASA pays mentors $70/hour for 30 hours.

If you are applying for an ASA mentorship, click your area of interest here:

Children's 

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Picture Book Illustration

Poetry

Young Adult

Frequently Asked Questions - download here.

2008 Mentorship winners - click here for the complete list.

For further information call the ASA on 02 9318 0877 or email Jill Dimond (don't forget to read the FAQs first - we may have already answered your question).

This program is funded by CAL (Copyright Agency Limited) Cultural Fund. Visit  CAL's website for details of the Cultural Fund.