Writer-in-residence Q&A about their residency, writing career and advice for other writers.

Writer-in-residence reflection on a relaxing writing retreat

Caruso Resident reflection on residency

Caruso Resident Publication Report

My time at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre was thoroughly enjoyable and productive. My two-week stay was filled with early morning matchas in the fresh air, marvelling at ducks in trees and thinking deeply about my story. I kept my cabin warm and filled with snacks and went to the local Midland QBD to buy some comp titles for inspiration. I picked up The Illuminae files_01 on the recommendation of my fellow fellow Jacq Ellem and read it in a day. It was an ama

To have the opportunity to live among the peace and tranquillity of Katharine Susannah Prichard’s property for two weeks, has been a wonderful gift to my writing. This KSP fellowship has provided me with the perfect immersive experience to develop my work in progress to the next level, and push me on to the end of a second draft of my novel, a story set in the Great Southern. Living alone in a timber cabin for a fortnight, took me a couple of days to detox from normal life,