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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 2025 for a chance to win one of twelve literary prize packs.
By ensuring your membership is set to renew or joining the ASA before 1 July 2025 you will be eligible to enter our renewal giveaway.
To enter, email [email protected] with the subject line ‘2025 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 2025. Please note that your nominated prize is not guaranteed.
Affirm Press book pack consists of five new release titles:
HEAT Magazine single year subscription totals five issues.
Allen & Unwin book pack consists of six new release titles:
Griffith Review annual print subscription totals four issues and digital access to every edition.
Echo Publishing book pack consists of six new release titles:
Meanjin year’s print subscription (from Spring 2025 issue, out on 17 September) totals four issues and includes digital access + a tote bag.
Prize consists of 13 books from Fogarty Literary Award winning, shortlisted and longlisted authors.
Perth-based ASA members are invited to RSVP to attend the 2025 Fogarty Literary Award event on 3 June at Government House, Perth WA. Tickets are free and seating is limited.
Hachette book pack consists of six new release titles:
Overland individual, one year print subscription totals four issues.
Simon & Schuster book pack consists of four new release titles:
The two free bookings for ASA professional development events are for individual bookings only and must be used before 7 July 2026. Virtual Literary Speed Dating events and Pitch Perfect courses are not included in the offer.
Text Publishing book pack consists of six new release titles:
Voiceworks annual print subscription totals three issues.
Ultimo Press book pack consists of six new release titles:
The two free downloads of ASA on-demand video resources are for individual resources only and must be used before 7 July 2026.
UQP book pack consists of a First Nations Classics tea towel and the four books in Series Three of their First Nations Classics series:
Aboriginal Women by Degrees by MaryAnn Bin-Sallik (introduction by Amy Thunig-McGregor)
Dancing Home by Paul Collis (introduction by Samuel Wagan Watson)
Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch (introduction by Yasmin Smith)
Broken Dreams by Bill Dodd (introduction by Gayle Kennedy)
BookPeople digital gift cards are accepted at hundreds of local and independent bookshops across Australia as well as online.
The two free downloads of ASA on-demand video resources are for individual resources only and must be used before 7 July 2026. Contract templates and agreements are not included in the offer.
Macquarie Dictionary pack includes the Ninth Edition (latest edition) of the dictionary, with an included free 12-month subscription to the Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus online.
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, and view and download your past invoices.
ASA membership is tax-deductible against writing income.