Three Hunter region residents are among five writers shortlisted for the 2025 Fresh Ink Prize. This is the fifth year Newcastle Writers Festival has offered the prize, which is open…
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Newcastle Writers Festival is seeking an organised, people-focused Volunteer Coordinator to join our small, passionate team on a fixed-term contract. This role is essential to the successful delivery of the…
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Newcastle Writers Festival is delighted to announce a special spring program with an exciting lineup of Australian and international writers. Five events will be held from 20 September to 25…
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Newcastle Writers Festival is inviting emerging writers living in regional NSW to submit to the 2025 Fresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize. The prize seeks to elevate marginalised voices and acknowledges…
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We are welcoming submissions from published writers at all stages of their careers to participate in the 2026 festival, which will be held from 27 to 29 March. Ideally, you…
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Newcastle Writers Festival is among 32 regional arts organisations and 82 across the state to secure NSW Government multi-year funding. The government’s arts body Create NSW announced the recipients this…
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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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