The Society of Women Writers WA

The Society of Women Writers WA A Perth based writing organisation offering support, encouragement and information to women writers throughout Western Australia.

The Society of Women Writers WA member Shirley Rowland recently launched her new book of short stories, Gathered Moments...
01/08/2026

The Society of Women Writers WA member Shirley Rowland recently launched her new book of short stories, Gathered Moments.

Romance won or lost, secrets kept or revealed, chaos caused by children and animals: all feature in this collection of light-hearted short stories. A few touch on darker topics: not-so-nice people, revenge, murder, the frustrations of technology and hazardous workplaces.

Presented in a casual, conversational style, they feature contemporary Australian life utilising a variety of perspectives and points of view – often with a twist or surprising turn – after all, life is hardly ever straightforward.

Offered as ‘a story a day’ covering a month, plus two prize-winners, each one presents a moment in time, gathered together for a quick read for those with limited time.

Available in print or ebook from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gathered-Moments-SHIRLEY-ROWLAND-ebook/dp/B0GS56BQRM

Some great workshops here!
18/07/2026

Some great workshops here!

Come to our the July AGM where June Kingston Smith will be launching her novel, ‘Catching Shadows’.𝘐𝘯 1962, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭...
09/07/2026

Come to our the July AGM where June Kingston Smith will be launching her novel, ‘Catching Shadows’.

𝘐𝘯 1962, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭’𝘴 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩-𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘩 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯.

𝘈𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘺, 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘯, 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯.

Available for purchase on the day for $20.

12 pm Tuesday, July 21
Citiplace Community Centre

The cost per meeting for members is $5.00, and for non-members / visitors is $6.00.

The Society of Women Writers WAMEMBER SPOTLIGHT: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥The Society of Women Writers WAMEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Margar...
23/06/2026

The Society of Women Writers WA
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥

The Society of Women Writers WA
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Margaret Ferrell

Following a career in education in Scotland and England, Margaret added to her B.A degree a Graduate Diploma in English at Curtin University in 1985, achieving a Distinction.

She reviewed books for The West Australian for several years and has talked to our members about book reviewing. Later, she became editor of Montage magazine.

Her fiction and poetry have been commended in Bronze Quill Competitions, and her poetry has been published in magazines and online with WA Poets Creatrix journals of haiku and poetry. Some examples include:
- https://wapoets.com/creatrix-52-poetry/
- https://wapoets.com/creatrix-57-poetry/
- https://wapoets.com/creatrix-61-poetry/

She has given poetry readings and published a book of poetry titled 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 – with a foreword by Elizabeth Jolley.

Margaret says, "Reading and writing moves me. If I can evoke a response in a reader, then I am grateful."

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