Invitation to a Joint Book Launch You are invited to attend a joint launch of D. H. Lawrence‘s The Poems, Volume III: Uncollected Poems and Early Versions, edited by Christopher…
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The finalists in the 2018 NWF/joanne burns MicroLit Award have now been announced. Two of these finalists will go on to win the joanne burns Microlit Award for the National…
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Due to overwhelming demand a second event featuring much-loved Australian children’s author Andy Griffiths and his illustrator sidekick Terry Denton has been announced for Newcastle at 4.30pm on Sunday, July…
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It is the fifth year for Newcastle Writers Festival, and the poetry program is bigger and better than ever. Over the three days of the Festival, 7-9 April 2017, there…
Read moreNewcastle writer and 2017 festival guest Michael Sala is receiving positive reviews for his debut novel, The Restorer. Set in Newcastle East during the late 1980s, the book explores the…
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Newcastle Writers Festival is proud to be working with The Lock-Up on a special panel discussion on Saturday, 16 July, to tie in with the exhibition, It’s Timely Too. Panellists…
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On Thursday, 22 October, well-known Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett will be the star attraction at a special event at Newcastle City Hall. Peter will discuss his autobiography Big Blue…
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On Saturday, 10 October, the much-loved comedian will visit Newcastle to discuss her new memoir Reckoning. Festival Director Rosemarie Milsom will be speaking to Magda about her extraordinary book, which…
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BOOK LAUNCH – The Edwards, Friday 24 April, from 4.30pm Chef Paul West grew up in the Hunter and turned his back on haute cuisine to become an advocate for sustainable farming and…
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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