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Newcastle Writers Festival is hiring. Join a leading regional arts organisation to deliver one of Australia’s most respected literary festivals in 2027 and 2028. With the festival’s founding director moving…
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Newcastle Writers Festival is hiring. Join a leading regional arts organisation to deliver one of Australia’s most respected literary festivals in 2027 and 2028. With the festival’s founding director moving…
Read moreWe 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…
Read moreAfter 14 years at the helm of Newcastle Writers Festival, founding director Rosemarie Milsom has announced she will step down from the role in late May to take up the…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival is seeking two flexible, passionate people with a background in education and/or creative writing to support the delivery of our Story Hunter program. The Story Hunter Guide…
Read moreJoin us for a special event with New York Times bestselling author and journalist Sarah Wilson on 29 May from 7.30pm at the University of Newcastle Conservatorium of Music. Sarah…
Read moreWe look forward to welcoming you to the Customs House Hotel for this year’s Newcastle Writers Festival Trivia Night. Please note that bookings for this event close at 5.00pm on…
Read moreNewcastle 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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