All About Women of Colour Mentorship

Applications are now open for the second year of the Mentorship for Diverse Emerging Writers hosted by All About Women festival. The All About Women of Colour Mentorship program is open to women and non-binary emerging writers from First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Two writers will have the opportunity to work on a short piece of fiction (1000 words) inspired by the themes of this year’s All About Women festival, under the guidance of Sweatshop affiliated mentors and with support from the Sydney Opera House. Finished works will be published on Sydney Opera House’s website and amplified across our social media channels (2 million+ followers).

Successful applicants will receive $1,000, an All About Women festival pass, three rounds of feedback on their writing project and up to 25 hours of mentorship from Sweatshop affiliated mentors. They will also have an opportunity to share their work live on stage in dialogue with the judges/mentors in a dedicated event at All About Women – In Colour: A Dialogue with Rising Artists and engage with some speakers from the All About Women festival line-up.

The program is open to women and non-binary emerging writers from First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who have some record of publication but have not yet published a full-length work.

Applicants must be Sydney residents and over the age of 18.

Entries close 23 January 2022 at 11.59pm AEDT.

Terms & Conditions

The personal information you provide will solely be used to review your application for the mentoring program and will be managed in accordance with the Sydney Opera House Customer Privacy Statement.

For any further enquiries, please contact mentorship@sydneyoperahouse.com

Name *

First Name Last Name

Year of birth *

Suburb *

Suburb you live in

Email *

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Phone Number *

Gender *

Do you identify as: *

*This program is open to First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse applicants only

Languages spoken at home other than English

Please provide a brief bio (up to 100 words) *

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Please provide an overview of your publication history to date, including any literary awards or prizes *

Please describe in 500 words or less the fictional writing project you wish to undertake as part of this mentorship responding to the themes of All About Women: Allyship, friendship, and our collective responsibility to our loved ones, our neighbours, our communities. *

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How did you hear about this mentorship program? *

Would you be interested in appearing at the All About Women in-conversation event – In Colour: A Dialogue with Rising Artists on Sunday 13 March 2022? *

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