Festival Program
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at free and ticketed events.
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Pre-Festival Events
morning
02. Flash Fiction Masterclass for Primary Students
- Lovett Gallery Newcastle City Library
- March 24 9:30 am
04. Historical Fiction Masterclass for Primary Students
- Newcastle Museum
- March 26 9:30 am
afternoon
05. BOOK LAUNCH: A trio of haiku zines by Morgan Bell
- Tomaree Library, Port Stephens
- March 26 3:00 pm
evening
Friday 27th March
morning
evening
Saturday 28th March
morning
10. Bold Women: Natasha Lester and Tara Moss in Conversation
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 10:00 am
11. Hawke PM: The Making of a Legend
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 10:00 am
12. This Writing Life
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- Livestreamed Event
- March 28 10:00 am
13. Dusk: Robbie Arnott in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 28 10:00 am
14. Slippery Truths: Gail Jones and Toni Jordan
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 28 10:00 am
15. Surviving the Surviving: Jane Messer in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X301
- March 28 10:00 am
16. The Question of Identity: Alli Parker and Emma Pei Yin
- University of Newcastle NUspace X207
- March 28 10:00 am
18. Defending Democracy: A Lecture by AC Grayling
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 11:30 am
19. Discipline: Randa Abdel-Fattah in Conversation
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 11:30 am
20. Talking Footy: Helen Garner and Brandon Jack
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- Livestreamed Event
- March 28 11:30 am
21. On Stolen Land: Tyree Barnette and Thomas Mayo
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 28 11:30 am
22. This Modern Life: Siang Lu, Katharine Pollock, Clare Stephens
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 28 11:30 am
23. BOOK LAUNCH: Living with Illness and Disability: Poised on the Pointe of Pain
- University of Newcastle NUspace X301
- March 28 11:30 am
afternoon
26. Truth, Food and Memory: Kate Reid and Laurie Woolever
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 1:00 pm
27. The Truth Will Set You Free: Tim Pocock in Conversation
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 1:00 pm
28. A Vanishing World: Charlotte McConaghy in Conversation
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- Livestreamed Event
- March 28 1:00 pm
29. Secrets Between Friends: Kate Mildenhall and Holly Wainwright
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 28 1:00 pm
30. My Father Bryce: Adam Courtenay in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 28 1:00 pm
31. The Rot: Evelyn Araluen in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X301
- March 28 1:00 pm
34. From Beauty to Beast: Reimagining the Gothic Fairytale
- Newcastle Library
- March 28 1:00 pm
35. BOOK LAUNCH: Wildling Road by Nikki Lee Taylor
- The Press Book House
- March 28 2:00 pm
38. Murder, They Wrote: Candice Fox and JP Pomare
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 2:30 pm
39. Seed: Bri Lee in Conversation
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- Livestreamed Event
- March 28 2:30 pm
40. Democracy, But Make it Downloadable
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 28 2:30 pm
43. Love, Loss and Writing: Debra Adelaide in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X207
- March 28 2:30 pm
45. Drawn From Life: Sarah Firth and Lee Lai
- Lovett Gallery Newcastle City Library
- March 28 2:30 pm
47. Celebrating 30 Years of The Cook’s Companion
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 4:00 pm
48. An Unfree World: Randa Abdel-Fattah, Evelyn Araluen and Cheng Lei
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 4:00 pm
49. Conspiracy Nation: Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 28 4:00 pm
50. Resilience and Vulnerability: Liz Cameron, Sonia Orchard, and Kate Reid
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 28 4:00 pm
evening
54. The Best Bar None: Michael and Zara Madrusan in Conversation
- Bartholomew’s
- March 28 4:30 pm
55. The Hidden: Bryan Brown in Conversation
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 6:00 pm
56. Guardian Australia’s Are You Game Show
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 6:00 pm
58. Newcastle Poetry Prize Presentation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 28 5:30 pm
59. Arborescence: Rhett Davis in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 28 5:30 pm
62. An Evening with Peter FitzSimons: The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop
- Performance Arts Culture Cessnock
- March 28 6:30 pm
64. The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations about a Triple Murder Trial
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 28 7:30 pm
Sunday 29th March
morning
65. FAMILY FUN DAY Real Pigeons Live Mystery
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 9:30 am
66. FAMILY FUN DAY Poetry and Picture Books with Maxine Beneba Clarke
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 9:30 am
67. FAMILY FUN DAY Caution! This Event Contains Deadly Reptiles
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 10:45 am
68. FAMILY FUN DAY with Sally Rippin
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 10:15 am
70. FAMILY FUN DAY Keep Going: What Characters Teach Us About Courage with Jess Black
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 11:15 am
71. Ghost Cities: Siang Lu in Conversation
- Hunter Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 10:00 am
72. Always Home, Always Homesick: Hannah Kent in Conversation
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- Livestreamed Event
- March 29 10:00 am
73. Brilliant, Bonkers and Bloody: Toby Schmitz in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 29 10:00 am
76. The Power of Story: Gail Jones in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X207
- March 29 10:00 am
79. The Seeker and the Sage: Brigid Delaney in Conversation
- Hunter Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 11:30 am
81. TikTok: Helping or Harming the Book Industry?
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 29 11:30 am
82. Choice and Circumstance: Bri Lee and Lucy Nelson
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 29 11:30 am
83. The Lost Women of Australian Literature
- University of Newcastle NUspace X301
- March 29 11:30 am
84. The Thrill of It: Samuel Elliott, Zeynab Gamieldien, and Kate Mildenhall
- University of Newcastle NUspace X207
- March 29 11:30 am
85. BOOK LAUNCH: Songs of the Thorn Birds by Beth Elliott
- Watt Space Gallery
- March 29 11:30 am
afternoon
69. FAMILY FUN DAY: LET’S GO! with Andy Griffiths and Bill Hope
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 12:00 pm
80. Worlds of Wonder: Amie Kaufman in Conversation
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- Livestreamed Event
- March 29 12:00 pm
86. Our Fathers: Adam Courtenay, Mandy Sayer, and S. Shakthidharan
- Hunter Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 1:00 pm
87. The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop: Peter FitzSimons in Conversation
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- Livestreamed Event
- March 29 1:30 pm
88. Survival and Control in Closed Communities
- University of Newcastle NUspace X321
- March 29 1:00 pm
89. From the Margins to the Mainstream
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 29 1:00 pm
90. The Art of Loving: Joseph Earp, Madeleine Gray & Andrew Pippos
- University of Newcastle NUspace X301
- March 29 1:00 pm
92. BOOK LAUNCH: Fig: Narratives of the Hunter by Dael Allison
- Watt Space Gallery
- March 29 1:00 pm
94. Bring Back Yesterday: Bob Carr in Conversation
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 2:00 pm
95. Friendship and a Fight for Justice: Kathleen Folbigg
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 3:30 pm
96. Philosopher’s Cafe with Russell Blackford and AC Grayling
- Cummings Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 2:30 pm
97. Care and Feeding: Laurie Woolever in Conversation
- Hunter Room Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 2:30 pm
98. We Used to Be Journos – Live Podcast Recording
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- March 29 3:30 pm
100. Speaking Truth to Power: Madison Griffiths and Sonia Orchard
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 29 2:30 pm
101. Ways of Knowing: JM Field and Jazz Money
- University of Newcastle NUspace X301
- March 29 2:30 pm
102. A Queer Reimagining: Zoe Terakes in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X207
- March 29 2:30 pm
103. The Travelling Soul: Chinese Poetry in Australia
- Watt Space Gallery
- March 29 2:30 pm
107. Rich Kid, Poor Kid: The Battle For Public Education
- University of Newcastle NUspace X320
- March 29 4:00 pm
108. Revelation Beach: Susan Francis in Conversation
- University of Newcastle NUspace X301
- March 29 4:00 pm
109. Breaking Out: Student Readings
- University of Newcastle NUspace X207
- March 29 4:00 pm
evening
110. If You’re Listening: Declassified
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 5:00 pm
111. A Great Act of Love: Heather Rose in Conversation
- Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
- Livestreamed Event
- March 29 5:00 pm
112. Extra event – Discipline: Randa Abdel-Fattah in Conversation
- Concert Hall Newcastle City Hall
- March 29 6:30 pm