| Opens | Closes | Notified | |
| Reading Australia Fellowship | End February 2026 | 1pm AEST Mon 4 May 2026 | Early July 2026 |
| Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers | Monday 23 March 2026 | 1pm AEST 22 June 2026 | End September 2026 |
| Author Fellowship | Monday 27 April 2026 | 1pm AEST Monday 17 August 2026 | End October 2026 |
| Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing | Monday 27 April 2026 | 1pm AEST Monday 17 August 2026 | End October 2026 |
“The Copyright Agency’s Author Fellowship was a real life saver. It allowed me to focus purely on this difficult and ambitious novel and to dedicate my body and soul to creating a work of real excellence. I cannot thank the Copyright Agency enough.”
– Melissa Lucashenko, recipient of the 2016 Author Fellowship and winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2019
The Copyright Agency offers Fellowships for Australian writers to create significant new works.
Year-long Fellowships are intrinsically important to Australian creative writers as it buys them time to create new work.
Two $80,000 Fellowships are available for Australian writers who have achieved some success and critical acclaim with their writing and who have a publisher interested in publishing the intended work.
“We’re really pleased to be able to offer even more support for our members who work so hard to make Australia a creative nation as part of a broader aspiration to be a nation of thinkers.” Kim Williams, (former) Chair, Copyright Agency
Author Fellowship
The Copyright Agency’s Author Fellowship will support an established Australian author to create a new work for publication.
One Fellowship will be awarded each year.
Amount of grant: $80,000
Fellowship for Non-Fiction writing
The Copyright Agency’s Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing will support a mid-career or established Australian author to create a new work of creative non-fiction for publication.
One Fellowship will be awarded each year.
Amount of grant: $80,000
FRANK MOORHOUSE FELLOWSHIP FOR YOUNG WRITERS
The Copyright Agency Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers will support a writer aged 18-35 years to develop and write a new work of fiction.
One Fellowship will be awarded each year.
Amount of grant: $10,000
READING AUSTRALIA FELLOWSHIP
The Copyright Agency’s Reading Australia Fellowship for Teachers of English and Literacy will support an experienced teacher or teacher librarian to undertake professional skills development and career-enhancing opportunities.
One Fellowship will be awarded each year.
Amount of grant: $15,000
Fellowship applications are assessed by a panel of independent peers.
