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Arts and Culture Community Program Events and Activities Library Write around the Murray
Tuesday 14 September 2021

Get ready for 2021 Write Around the Murray Festival

Join us as we livestream Australia’s best storytellers from their homes to yours.

Arts and Culture Community Program Events and Activities Media Releases Write around the Murray
Monday 23 August 2021

WAM's online events provide creative nourishment in difficult times.

The region’s only literary-based festival is again offering an excellent line up of online events for audiences to enjoy in the comfort of their home.

Festival Program - Now Available
Write around the Murray
Thursday 12 August 2021

Festival program reshaped and ready

Our 2021 Write Around the Murray festival program is now available.

Best of Both Worlds
Events and Activities Write around the Murray
Monday 09 August 2021

Write Around the Murray Festival embraces the best of both worlds

This year’s WAM Festival offers audiences the best of both worlds, with an intimate program of live and online events, over five days 15 to 19 September.

Write around the Murray
Friday 23 July 2021

WAM Festival ready to reshape

We're covering all our bases with a mix of both live and online events. Despite so many uncertainties, WAM still promises to bring a few surprises like nothing before.

Events and Activities Write around the Murray
Monday 19 July 2021

Bringing together Australia’s greatest storytellers

We’re looking forward to welcoming audiences back to Albury Wodonga and are gearing up for a jam-packed Write Around the Murray festival in 2021.

Announcements
Monday 17 May 2021

2021 AlburyCity Short Story Award, entries are now open.

The annual AlburyCity Short Story Award returns to Write Around the Murray in 2021, with entries now open for 3,000-word stories on any theme.

Announcements Honours and Celebration
Thursday 10 September 2020

Announcing the 2020 AlburyCity Short Story Award winners!

Congratulations to the writers of the twelve stories that made the shortlist. Well done! And a special congratulations of course goes to Rob Johnson, Claire Aman and Ellen Rodger.

Announcements Honours and Celebration
Tuesday 01 September 2020

Announcing the 2020 AlburyCity Short Story Award shortlist

"There was something wonderful in every one of these stories and it was a great pleasure to read and reread them."

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