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June 2, 2025

ASA member giveaway

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.

How to enter the giveaway

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.

 

Prizes

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

Affirm Press book pack consists of five new release titles:

  • Bloomer by Carol Lefevre
  • Stinkbug by Sinead Stubbins
  • How to Dodge Flying Sandals and Other Advice for Life by Daniel Nour
  • Skull River by Pip Fioretti
  • The Butterfly Women by Madeleine Cleary

HEAT Magazine single year subscription totals five issues. 

Prize 2: Allen & Unwin book pack and an annual print subscription to Griffith Review

Allen & Unwin book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • Lyrebird by Jane Caro
  • Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton
  • The Confidence Woman by Sophie Quick
  • New Skin by Miranda Nation
  • Whisky Valley by Joan Sauers
  • A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan

Griffith Review annual print subscription totals four issues and digital access to every edition.

Prize 3: Echo Publishing prize pack and a year’s print subscription to Meanjin, plus a Meanjin tote bag

Echo Publishing book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • The Bridge to Always by Lynda Marron
  • Outback by Patricia Wolf (signed copy)
  • The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith
  • Dancing With Bees by Anna Maynard
  • Behind the Mask by Josh Piterman
  • Down the Rabbit Hole by Shaeden Berry

Meanjin year’s print subscription (from Spring 2025 issue, out on 17 September) totals four issues and includes digital access + a tote bag.

Prize 4: Fremantle Press book pack celebrating The Fogarty Literary Award

Prize consists of 13 books from Fogarty Literary Award winning, shortlisted and longlisted authors.

  • Nock Loose by Patrick Marlborough
  • The Distance Between Dreams by Emily Paull
  • Jasper Cliff by Josh Kemp
  • A Wreck of Seabirds by Karleah Olson
  • The Skeleton House by Katherine Allum
  • Old Boy by Georgia Tree
  • The Glass House by Brooke Dunnell
  • The Little Boat on Trusting Lane by Mel Hall
  • The Last Bookshop by Emma Young
  • Where the Line Breaks by Michael Burrows
  • The History of Mischief by Rebecca Higgie
  • The Disorganisation of Celia Stone by Emma Young
  • Last Best Chance by Brooke Dunnell

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.

Prize 5: Hachette book pack and an individual, one year print subscription to Overland

Hachette book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • The White Crow by Michael Robotham
  • Eden by Mark Brandi
  • When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin
  • The Other Brother by Tierney Page
  • The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
  • Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox

Overland individual, one year print subscription totals four issues.

Prize 6: Simon & Schuster book pack and free booking into two ASA professional development events of your choice

Simon & Schuster book pack consists of four new release titles:

  • I Am Nannertgarrook by Tasma Walton
  • Red Dust Running by Anita Heiss
  • The Temperature by Katerina Gibson
  • The Hummingbird Effect by Kate Mildenhall

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.

Prize 7: Text Publishing book pack and a year’s print subscription to Voiceworks

Text Publishing book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • The Pearl of Tagai Town by Lenora Thaker
  • June in the Garden by Eleanor Wilde
  • The Spirit Circle by Tara Calaby
  • Panic by Catherine Jinks
  • One Another by Gail Jones
  • Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings

Voiceworks annual print subscription totals three issues.

Prize 8: Ultimo Press book pack and free downloads of two ASA on-demand video resources of your choice

Ultimo Press book pack consists of six new release titles:

  • Unfinished Business by Shankari Chandran
  • Cold Truth by Ashley Kalagian Blunt
  • Signs of Damage by Diana Reid
  • The Passenger Seat by Vijay Khurana
  • Elegy, Southwest by Madeliene Watts
  • Desire Paths by Megan Clement

The two free downloads of ASA on-demand video resources are for individual resources only and must be used before 7 July 2026. 

Prize 9: University of Queensland Press First Nations Classics book pack and tea towel, and free booking into two ASA professional development events of your choice

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)

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.

Prize 10: BookPeople $100 digital gift card and free downloads of two ASA on-demand video resources of your choice

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.

Prize 11: BookPeople $100 digital gift card and free booking into two ASA professional development events of your choice

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

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.

Prize 12: Macquarie Dictionary  pack from Pan Macmillan and free downloads of two ASA on-demand video resources of your choice

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.

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.

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, and view and download your past invoices. 

ASA membership is tax-deductible against writing income.

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