Launched at the Newcastle Ocean Baths ahead of our 2026 festival weekend, our Read the Room project is a series of monthly reading parties held in venues across Newcastle. Enjoy…
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Join us for this special event with Suzie Miller on Thursday 1 October 2026 7.30-8.30pm at Newcastle Theatre Company. Suzie Miller reflects on her remarkable career across theatre, literature and…
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Newcastle Writers Festival is inviting emerging writers living in regional NSW to submit to the 2026 Fresh Ink Emerging Writer Prize. The prize seeks to elevate marginalised voices and is…
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Newcastle Writers Festival is excited to announce that Tristan Sharp has been appointed Managing Director and Amy Lovat is the new Artistic Director. Tristan brings more than 25 years’ experience…
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Newcastle Writers Festival will be inviting emerging writers living in regional NSW to submit to the 2026 Fresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize from 20 July. The prize seeks to elevate…
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We are welcoming submissions from published writers at all stages of their careers to participate in the 2027 festival, which will be held from 2 to 4 April. Ideally, you…
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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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