Newcastle Writers Festival had the privilege of hosting the inaugural Regional Australia Writers Festival Conference on 18 and 19 November with support from Creative Australia and the University of Newcastle….
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The finalists in the 2025 joanne burns Microlit Awards have been announced. Congratulations to the 10 finalists in the Hunter region category: Joanna Atherfold Finn, Magdalena Ball, Sharon Douglas, Helen…
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Pasifika poet Selina Tusitala Marsh will be in Newcastle on Friday 11 October for a free lunchtime event hosted by the University of Newcastle. The Queen and I: A Poetic…
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Newcastle writer Acey Monaro has been awarded the 2024 Fresh Ink Emerging Writer Prize, which includes $5000 for professional development and a week-long residency at Varuna in the Blue Mountains….
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Join us on 5 October for an afternoon of poetry readings by the harbour featuring a lineup of nationally recognised poets as part of City of Newcastle’s New Annual festival….
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Acclaimed country music artist Kasey Chambers will be the special guest at a Newcastle Writers Festival event on November 2 at the University of Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music from 4pm….
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Newcastle Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the festival takes place, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to all First Nations people attending our festival.
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