Our sponsors and partners
Varuna's contribution to Australian literature depends on funding from a variety of government and corporate sources. We are grateful for this support and thank the following organisations for their ongoing commitment to preserving the Dark legacy and realising the vision of a vibrant, living Australian literary culture.
Create NSW
Each year, Create NSW provides The Eleanor Dark Foundation with core funding which is used to cover some of the core costs of staffing and running the house and grounds. In 2019/2020, Create NSW also provided $100,000 in capital funding towards the constructions of a new wheelchair-accessible studio.
Creative Australia
Creative Australia generously provides The Eleanor Dark Foundation with multi-year funding, enabling us to offer residency fellowships and cover core staffing.
NSW Government
We are grateful to the NSW government who in 2020 contributed $50,000 via Infrastructure Grants funding for our new wheelchair-accessible studio.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
We are grateful to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for its generous support of Varuna’s international exchange program.
Arts NT
Arts NT is the proud sponsor of our Northern Territory fellowships, supporting three writers from the Northern Territory to come to Varuna for a supported residency and manuscript development program, and a further six Northern Territory writers to participate in an intensive virtual residency program.
Foundation of Rural and Regional Renewal
Thank you to the Foundation of Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) for their generous capital contribution towards our new wheelchair-accessible studio.
Copyright Agency Cultural Fund
Varuna acknowledges the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund for its generous support of our First Nations program. It was through the Copyright Agency’s funding that Varuna was able to start this program, which is now sustained through core funding. Moreover, Varuna is grateful to the Copyright Agency for recently providing funding to extend this program to both a residential and online masterclass for First Nations writers. In addition, Varuna acknowledges the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund for its generous support of its international exchange program.
Blue Mountains City of the Arts Trust
Varuna is very grateful for the support of the Blue Mountains City of the Arts Trust. The generous funding has enabled Varuna to establish and maintain our Young Writers’ Program, reaching out to talented writers in high schools across the Blue Mountains.
Building Better Regions Fund
Varuna acknowledges the generous support of the federally funded Building Better Regions Fund, which has provided funding for Varuna to host the inaugural Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival.
Western Sydney University
Varuna acknowledges the generous support of Western Sydney University, our Festival Partners for the Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival.
The Bridge Awards
The Bridge Awards generously supports our international exchange program with Cove Park in Scotland, paying for the flights for both the Australian and the Scottish writers.