Photo credit: Sabine Fischer | “A Woman Writing in a Notebook” | Pexels “Who uses typewriters anyway?” is a lyric by American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, from her song The Tortured Poets Department. Though author Joanne Macias doesn’t use a typewriter in 2024,...
The Talented Writers Department Part I – Interview with KT Major
Photo Credit: Ron Lach | “Person Typing on Green Typewriter on Brown Wooden Table” | Pexels “Who uses typewriters anyway?” is a lyric by American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, from her song The Tortured Poets Department. Though author KT Major doesn’t use a...
Samantha Shannon: On the Roots of Chaos Series
Samantha Shannon, speaking at the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival, with Shelley Parker-Chan. Photo credit: Nataša Aster-Stater The Roots of Chaos event, which was held at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on May 25th, showcased the author, Samantha Shannon, speaking to a...
Tips to help uni students recharge their batteries for semester one
(Credit: Nadine Mendis) Starting a new semester at university can be daunting - instead of feeling excitement to be on campus grounds, like a fresh page on a desk, for those already suffering from psychological trauma, such as mental strain or anxiety, the likelihood...
Moments of the Moon Festival 2023
Enjoying the day at the Cabramatta Moon Festival | (Credit: Linda Trieu) Linda Trieu, a Western Sydney University (WSU) student studying a Bachelor of Screen Media, tells W’SUP News about her experience at the Moon Festival in Cabramatta in 2023, also some of her...
Meet author and student: Amy Anshaw-Nye (Part 2)
Amy Anshaw-Nye at Varuna - The National Writers’ House | (Credit: Amy Anshaw-Nye) Amy Anshaw-Nye (she/her) is a queer writer and a student majoring in creative writing at Western Sydney University. Amy is a current WestWords Academian and recipient of the 2023...
Rockin’ around the movie screen this Xmas: three films to watch this holiday season.
Credit: Jameel Hassan | Pexels This holiday season, just like decorating and lighting up the tree, watching a Christmas movie can light up the brain. According to psychologists, it’s been proven that Christmas movies can make people feel hopeful and warm, even though...
There’s something about the Matildas: how the Tillies have made Aussie fans feel mighty and seen.
Credit: Jason Charters | Unsplash The 2023 Women’s World Cup has highlighted how the Matildas have the midas touch for bringing Aussies together and making them feel mighty and seen - and it’s not only girls and women’s soccer that have come out on top. Coach Tony...
The cost-of-living crisis and how it’s affecting uni students beyond finances
Trigger warning: This article contains mention of suicide statistics. Many uni students who have weathered and beaten the two-and-a-half-year COVID blues now face an equally hard struggle in 2023 that leaves dwindling sums in their bank accounts. This new challenge...
Humans of WSU – Meet Amy Anshaw-Nye
(Credit: Amy Anshaw-Nye) Amy Anshaw-Nye (she/her) is a 32-year-old writer and poet living in unceded Darug Country. Majoring in Creative Writing at Western Sydney University (WSU), her works explore themes of love, madness, intergenerational trauma, and queer...
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Scam Email Outbreak Panics Western Sydney University Community
Expulsion Claims Mass amounts of Western Sydney University students, alumni and staff have received emails informing them of expulsion, program revocation and a request to return any prizes or scholarship money. The University has claimed these are fraudulent...
Bianca’s breakthrough: How WSU helped her find her voice in the newsroom
When Bianca Tropiano started studying a Bachelor of Communication at Western Sydney University, she hadn’t picked a major. She undertook the ‘Introduction to Journalism’ subject. Whilst she didn’t really like it, she's now set to graduate with a major in journalism, a...
Western’s Annual Lifeblood Challenge, Now Open to More Donors!
The Lifeblood Challenge is a yearly competition organised by the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood where each team attempts to collect as many blood donations as possible in a set amount of time. From August 1st to October 31st, Western Sydney University (WSU) is working...
Queer Social Club Celebrates 2 Years
Josh Bouman (he/him) is the Queer Social Club (QSC) co-founder. The QSC runs events such as, picnics, hiking, queer trivia, beach days, game afternoons, brunches, trips to a café, craft-days, karaoke and craft-days. ‘[The Queer community] is very important...
Penguin Fantasy Fest Comes to Sydney
July 2025 saw Penguin’s ‘Fantasy Fest’ arrive in Australian cities, readers enjoying exclusive previews of upcoming fantasy novel releases and extensive author panel discussions. In 2023, Penguin Random House Australia, one of Australia’s ‘big five’ publishing...











