March 28
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
Corner Auckland and Laman St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Fiction
Tickets are on sale from 9am 9 February. Email ticketing@newcastlewritersfestival.org.au if you have any issues.
Charlotte McConaghy’s third novel, Wild Dark Shore, opens with a woman washing up on a remote island halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. Who she is and why she’s there is the mystery that propels the narrative. In her first festival appearance, Charlotte speaks with Courtney Collins about writing grief and resilience into ecological fiction – and the human cost of a vanishing world.
Randa Abdel‑Fattah’s recent novel Discipline follows the intersecting lives of Hannah, a young Muslim newspaper journalist, and Ashraf, an academic. It is a timely exploration of truth and power. Dr...
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Our literary trivia night is back! Can you name the Australian city UNESCO declared a City of Literature in 2023? Who is the youngest Booker Prize winner? What is the...
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What makes for a great short story? In this intensive masterclass, students will be introduced to the various elements of characterisation, plot development and editing their work. Designed to extend...
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Writers and visual artists come together in this lively cross-disciplinary showcase. Five Hunter region storytellers – Dael Allison, Joanna Atherfold Finn, Morgan Bell, Micheál Lovett and Damien Linnane – unveil...
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Join this two-hour walking tour through Newcastle’s Civic precinct – from Newcastle Museum to Newcastle Library – to uncover some of the city’s radical histories. Explore how Worimi fishing stories,...
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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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