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April 29, 2026

ASA member giveaway 2026

We’re running a giveaway for new and renewing members of the ASA!

Ensure your membership is set to renew, or join the ASA before 1 July 2026, for a chance to win one of nine literary prize packs.

How to enter the giveaway

By ensuring your membership is set to renew or joining the ASA before 1 July 2026  you will be eligible to enter our renewal giveaway.

To enter, email [email protected] with the subject line ‘2026 Membership Renewal Giveaway’, and nominate the prizes you’d like to win! You must include your membership number in the email for your entry to be valid. Giveaway winners will be notified via email after 7 July 2026. Please note that your nominated prize is not guaranteed.

Prizes

Prize 1: Affirm Press and Simon & Schuster book pack and a single-year print subscription to HEAT Magazine

Affirm Press book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • The Paradise Pact by Anita Heiss
  • I Am Nannertgarook by Tasma Walton
  • A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan
  • Ghosted by Amy Hutton
  • Songs for the Dead and the Living by Sara M Saleh
  • The Butterfly Women by Madeleine Cleary

 

The HEAT Magazine single-year subscription totals five issues.

Prize 2: Murdoch Books book pack and an annual membership to Kill Your Darlings

Murdoch Books book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • She Who Tastes, Knows by Durkhanai Ayubi
  • The Space Between the Stars by Indira Naidoo
  • The Knowledge by Victor Steffensen
  • A Brain That Breathes by Jodi Wilson
  • Aunty Beryl’s Cookbook by Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo OAM
 
Kill Your Darlings annual membership includes digital access to the magazine, and member-only writing resources and opportunities.
Prize 3: Echo Publishing prize pack and a year’s print subscription to The Griffith Review

Echo Publishing book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • The Last Resort by Amanda Hewitt
  • Smother by Eve Thomson
  • Finding the Bones by Natalie Conyer
  • Lit by Anna Woods
  • Flowers in July by Anna Maynard
  • Silvia by Maya Caruso

 

Griffith Review annual print subscription totals four issues.

Prize 4: Fremantle Press book pack and an individual, one-year print subscription to Westerly

Fremantle Press book pack consists of six new release titles: 

  • If I Should Lose You by Natasha Lester
  • Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist – edited by Kristen Krauth and Angela Savage
  • Skimming Stones by Maria Papas
  • The Distance Between Dreams by Emily Paull
  • The Last Bookshop by Emma Young
  • What is Left Over After by Natasha Lester

 

Overland one-year print subscription totals two issues.

Prize 5: Hachette book pack and a year’s print subscription to Voiceworks, plus a bundle of four past issues

Hachette book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • On Not Climbing Mountains by Claire Thomas
  • The Chateau on Sunset by Natasha Lester
  • Arsenic Flower by Dakota Feier
  • Eros by Zoe Terakes
  • Dirt Poor Islanders by Winnie Dunn

 

Voiceworks annual print subscription totals three issues.

Prize 6: Hardie Grant book pack and a year’s print subscription to Overland

Hardie Grant book pack consists of five new release titles:

  • Lunchbox Bible by Julia Tellidis and Lauren Skora
  • When the World Sleeps by Francesca Albanese
  • Mantle by Romy Ash
  • How to Raise Rich Kids by Sarah Megginson
  • The Conscious Traveller (Hawai’i) by Kathleen Wong

 

Overland annual print subscription totals three issues. 

Prize 7: University of Queensland Press book pack and a single-year digital subscription to the Australian Book Review

UQP book pack consists of three new release titles:

  • Two Islands by Ian Kemish
  • Life Drawing by Emily Lighezzolo 
  • The Boy and the Dog Tree by Fiona Wood 

 

A single-year subscription to the Australian Book Review includes full access to publication, a $90 value.

Prize 8: BookPeople $100 digital gift card and a single-year digital subscription to the Australian Book Review

BookPeople digital gift cards are accepted at hundreds of local and independent bookshops across Australia as well as online. 

A single-year subscription to the Australian Book Review includes full access to publication, a $90 value.

Prize 9: BookPeople $100 digital gift card and one free booking into an ASA event

BookPeople digital gift cards are accepted at hundreds of local and independent bookshops across Australia as well as online.

Please note that the one free booking for ASA professional development events are for individual bookings only and must be used before 7 July 2027. Virtual Literary Speed Dating events and Pitch Perfect courses are not included in the offer.

How to enable renewal

To ensure your membership will renew, make sure you’re logged in to our website and visit your Member Dashboard. Click the ‘Edit your Membership Details’ button directly located below your name. Here you can turn on/off membership renewal, as well as update any of your contact information.

You must have a payment method on file for your renewal payment to be processed. Update or add your preferred payment method by ensuring you’re logged in to our website and visiting your Member Dashboard. Select the ‘Open Stripe’ button located below your name, which will take you to the ASA payment portal, Stripe. There you can add or update your payment method, set your preferred method as the default, and view and download your past invoices. 

ASA membership is tax-deductible against writing income.

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