The Mick Dark Watermark Fellowship will be offered once every two years, starting from 2010.
Mick Dark, son of Eleanor Dark and Dr Eric Dark, made a gift of their Blue Mountains family home, Varuna, to Australian literature in memory of his parents.

Residency and Mentorship

The Fellowship offers 3 weeks residency in the Camden Haven on the mid north coast of NSW with mentorship from Ian Templeman AM, poet, editor and publisher, and 3 weeks writing residency at Varuna, the Writers’ House in the Blue Mountains. The two periods may be consecutive, subject to availability of accommodation at Varuna, but must be taken no more than six months apart. The Fellow will be one of the writers invited to attend the 2011 Watermark Muster to read from work completed or in progress. Travel and accommodation will be paid.
Applications must be accompanied by an outline of the work to be undertaken (one double-spaced A4 page), an excerpt from a published work (not to exceed 1,000 words); a 300 word piece about yourself and where you live.

Entry Fee

$30 – cheque or money order payable to Watermark Literary Society

Eligibility

• Literary merit will be the over-riding criterion
• Publication of a novel length work of fiction or collection of short fiction, memoir or biography or other work of non-fiction
• Publication of a significant extract of a novel-length work or work-in-progress
• Publication of least 3 short stories in major newspapers or literary journals
• Publication of 3 articles of at least 1000 words each in major newspapers or literary journals or collections of essays
• Publication of an individual poetry collection or at least 10 poems in major newspapers or literary journals or anthologies
• 2 long pieces (20 minutes) or 4 short pieces (5 minutes) broadcast by a recognised radio station
• A play workshopped or performed by a recognised theatre company

Closing date

1st March 2010

Announcement

9th April 2010
The Camden Haven Residency is available during June or July 2010. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entertained.
For more details and entries, click here.