Katoomba | LOUISE ALLAN

Varuna 2019

by Louise Allan | Apr 24, 2019 | ON WRITING

So I’ve returned home from Varuna, a writers’ house in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains of NSW. I’ve spent time at Varuna before (see here and here), back in 2014 when I was the recipient of a residential fellowship, so I knew it was exactly what I...

Images of Varuna

by Louise Allan | Apr 10, 2014 | THE SISTERS' SONG

Welcome to Varuna: This is my home for the next two weeks. For anyone who doesn’t know, Varuna is in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. It was the family home of Eric and Eleanor Dark, and since 1989 it has served as a writers’ centre. Writers come to work on...

BREAKING NEWS …

by Louise Allan | Sep 27, 2013 | THE SISTERS' SONG

From ‘Breaking News’ I interrupt normal blog transmission to share breaking news of the novel’s progress: I have been selected as a 2014 Varuna Residential Fellowship Recipient. What is that? I hear you ask. Well, it’s bed and board and a...