Poet Selina Tusitala Marsh in Newcastle
Pasifika poet Selina Tusitala Marsh will be in Newcastle on Friday 11 October for a free lunchtime event hosted by the University of Newcastle. The Queen and I: A Poetic…
Read morePasifika poet Selina Tusitala Marsh will be in Newcastle on Friday 11 October for a free lunchtime event hosted by the University of Newcastle. The Queen and I: A Poetic…
Read moreNewcastle writer Acey Monaro has been awarded the 2024 Fresh Ink Emerging Writer Prize, which includes $5000 for professional development and a week-long residency at Varuna in the Blue Mountains….
Read moreJoin us on 5 October for an afternoon of poetry readings by the harbour featuring a lineup of nationally recognised poets as part of City of Newcastle’s New Annual festival….
Read moreAcclaimed country music artist Kasey Chambers will be the special guest at a Newcastle Writers Festival event on November 2 at the University of Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music from 4pm….
Read moreTwo Hunter region residents are among four writers shortlisted for the 2024 Fresh Ink Prize. This is the fourth year Newcastle Writers Festival has offered the prize, which is open…
Read moreDue to popular demand, we are excited to publish video recordings of eight sessions from this year’s festival. The stellar line-up includes: Bryan Brown in conversation with Anna Downes Sally…
Read moreWe are seeking a talented Hunter region artist/graphic designer to create the main image for the 2025 festival. This year, the wonderful Caelli Brooker created a vibrant series of images…
Read moreTickets are now on sale for a special event with bestelling US writer Jodi Picoult on 24 October. Jodi will speak with Jessie Stephens about her brilliant new book, By…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival is inviting emerging writers living in regional NSW to submit to the 2024 Fresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize. The prize seeks to elevate marginalised voices and acknowledges…
Read moreWe are thrilled to announce a special event on 19 October with award-winning Australian writer Tim Winton in partnership with the University of Newcastle and supported by Penguin Random House. …
Read morePROGRAM SUBMISSIONS FOR 2025 ARE NOW CLOSED We are welcoming submissions from published writers at all stages of their careers to participate in the 2025 festival, which will be held…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival and publisher Spineless Wonders are excited to announce the launch of the 2025 joanne burns Microlit Award. Melbourne writer and academic Cassandra Atherton and Canberra-based poet and…
Read moreOne early Wednesday morning, 55 excited children gathered outside Newcastle Museum, ready to flex their writing skills, meet new friends, and dive a little deeper into history. Ranging in age…
Read moreA severe weather system is expected to generate heavy rain in Newcastle until Sunday but we won’t let that dampen your festival experience. There will be plenty of space to…
Read moreNeed assistance buying tickets for the festival? Maybe you prefer to buy them in person, or you have accessibility requirements? Our ticketing manager Melissa Chandler will be available to assist…
Read moreThe artwork for the 2024 Newcastle Writers Festival program was designed by Caelli Jo Brooker, a Newcastle artist and designer with cultural ties to Wangaaypuwan and Kawambarai Country in Central…
Read moreThe 2024 Newcastle Writers Festival program is the largest since the Covid disruption and features 150 writers across 95 free and ticketed events from April 5 to 7 in Newcastle’s…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival and The University of Newcastle’s School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences are collaborating to offer a month-long intensive creative writing short course in April 2024….
Read moreVolunteer registration is now open for the 2024 festival. We’ve been very fortunate to have wonderful volunteers since the inaugural festival in 2013, and every year we welcome both reliable…
Read moreMiles Franklin Literary Award winner Melissa Lucashenko, New York Times bestseller Sally Hepworth, and journalist David Marr are among 125 writers participating in the 2024 Newcastle Writers Festival from April…
Read moreNewcastle writer Leanne Paine has been awarded the 2023 Fresh Ink Emerging Writer Prize, which includes $5000 for professional development and a week-long residency at Varuna in the Blue Mountains….
Read moreThree Hunter region residents are among the six writers shortlisted for the 2023 Fresh Ink Prize. This is the third year Newcastle Writers Festival has offered the prize, which is…
Read moreSeven writers from the Hunter region have been announced as finalists in the 2024 joanne burns Microlit Awards. Entrants were asked to respond in 200 words or less to theme…
Read moreAward-winning Kurdish-Iranian journalist, writer, filmmaker, and human rights activist Behrouz Boochani will speak about his most recent book Freedom, Only Freedom from 4.00pm on 3 December at a special event. …
Read moreVolunteers are at the centre of the success of Newcastle Writers Festival and we are seeking a team leader who can oversee the administration, recruitment, training, and onsite management of…
Read moreMatthew Reilly will visit Newcastle for a special event on Wednesday 25 October at 7pm to speak about his new novel, the epic historical thriller Mr Einstein’s Secretary. The event…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival are thrilled to announce that bookings for our 2023 Schools Day Out are now open. We can’t wait to return for our first live presentation for primary…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival has launched its third annual Fresh Ink Emerging Writer Prize for those living in regional New South Wales. The winner will receive $5000 prize money provided by…
Read moreLove to write but find it hard to find the time? Why not try microlit?! This workshop will help you write, edit and then submit a microlit piece (200 words…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival is hosting a special event on Saturday, 16 September, at 7.30pm with consent activist Chanel Contos at the University of Newcastle Conservatorium of Music. She will speak…
Read moreAward-winning investigative journalists Chris Masters and Nick McKenzie will visit Newcastle on Friday 28 July for a special Newcastle Writers Festival event to launch their respective books, which are centred…
Read moreWe recently invited Newcastle-based writer Ada Lester to observe one of our Story Hunter workshops at Caves Beach Public School. Flushed faces stream into the school hall. Recess has finished…
Read moreJoin Newcastle Writers Festival on 28 August for our first live Schools Program in four years! The program is part of this year’s Book Week celebrations and draws on the…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival is thrilled to be presenting its first live Schools Program in four years. We can’t wait to welcome primary students back in August! Special guests include…
Read moreWe are welcoming submissions from published writers at all stages of their careers to participate in the 2024 festival, which will be held from April 5 to 7. Ideally, you…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival and Pan Macmillan invite you to celebrate the launch of Amy Lovat’s debut novel Mistakes and Other Lovers from 7pm on Friday, July 14, at Fort Scratchley…
Read moreOur dedicated secretary of 10 years, Jenny Blackford, is stepping down at our AGM on 20 June and we are eager to find a replacement. This is a voluntary role….
Read moreWe are looking for ‘remnant’-themed writing for the 13th annual joanne burns Microlit Awards. Co-hosted by Newcastle Writers Festival and specialist microliterature publisher Spineless Wonders, this award offers cash prizes…
Read moreJudge Cassandra Atherton has selected the winners in the 2023 joanne burns Microlit Awards. The winner of the National category is Marion May Campbell for her entry Ania Walwicz’s Dance…
Read moreVolunteer registration is now open for the 2023 festival. We’ve been very fortunate to have wonderful volunteers since the inaugural festival in 2013, and every year we welcome both reliable…
Read moreAward-winning and much-loved Australian writers Craig Silvey (pictured) and Pip Williams, as well as debut authors Mawunyo Gbogbo, Andrew Quilty, and Amy Thunig, are among 100 artists participating in the…
Read moreJudge Cassandra Atherton has announced the finalists in the 2023 joanne burns Microlit Awards in which eight writers from the Hunter region have been named. They are: Magdalena Ball, Helen…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival launched Story Hunter, a new creative writing program for Hunter region primary school students, on Thursday, 17 November, at Mayfield West Demonstration School. Story Hunter is a…
Read moreJoin us on Tuesday 22 November for a wide-ranging discussion between former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the ABC’s Matt Bevan about geopolitics, media, and the health of democracy. As…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from people who are qualified and interested in becoming our Board Treasurer. This is a voluntary position. NWF is one of…
Read moreBlue Mountains writer Alejandra Martinez has been awarded the 2022 Fresh Emerging Writers Ink Prize and receives $5000 for professional development and a week-long residency at Varuna. “I have been…
Read moreJudges Magdalena Ball, Winnie Dunn, and Andrew Pippos have selected five writers for the 2022 Fresh Ink Emerging Writer Prize shortlist. “These shortlisted writers are connected through their strong themes,…
Read moreJoin us on October 22 for a special evening event with internationally respected human rights and media lawyer Jennifer Robinson. Journalist Maddison Connaughton will host this conversation, which will centre…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival is inviting emerging writers living in regional NSW to submit to the 2022 Fresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize. The prize seeks to elevate marginalised voices and is…
Read moreWe are seeking to hire six people to be part of the Story Hunter program, an exciting new initiative that will increase creative writing opportunities for children in the Hunter…
Read moreWe are welcoming submissions from published writers at all stages of their career to participate in the 2023 festival, which will be held from March 31 to April 2. Ideally,…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival and publisher Spineless Wonders are excited to announce the launch of the 2023 joanne burns Microlit Award. Celebrated poet joanne burns and Melbourne writer and academic Cassandra…
Read moreThe new position of Youth Creative Writing Program Coordinator will be pivotal in helping Newcastle Writers Festival establish Story Hunter, an exciting new program for primary school students. The program…
Read moreFestival book donation drive We will be holding a book drive during the festival weekend on April 2 and 3 to help flood-affected libraries in northern NSW rebuild their collections….
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival launched its ninth program on Thursday night, March 3, with a special event at Newcastle City Hall featuring much-loved gardening identity Costa Georgiadis and hosted by Paul West.
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival Stories To You podcast is a continuation of our 2020 digital program, which was created in response to Covid-19.
Read moreFresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize Shortlist Congratulations to Alex Chalwell, Rebecca Chaney, Lorina Mason and Nate McCarthy who have been shortlisted from 80 emerging regional NSW writers for the inaugural…
Read moreYes, we know we were supposed to announce a shortlist today but the judges felt the quality of the entries warranted a longlist. Congratulations to: Jackie Bailey, Austinmer, for Sublime:…
Read moreDue to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney, we have decided to postpone our September event until 2022. While we are not in lockdown in Newcastle, there…
Read moreJoin us in welcoming four guest curators to the festival team. They will collaborate with director Rosemarie Milsom to help shape the 2021 program: Kirli Saunders is the First Nations curator….
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival launches $5000 prize for an emerging writer Newcastle Writers Festival has launched the Fresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize for those living in regional New South Wales. The…
Read moreSubmissions of up to 200 words on the theme of ‘travel’ are sought for the 2022 NWF joanne burns Microlit Award. Now in its 11th year, the award is co-hosted…
Read moreUPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT Newcastle Writers Festival and City of Newcastle present Julia Gillard: Women and Leadership 6pm-7pm Sat 13 February, The Arena NEX Tickets $30 (plus fees…
Read moreNWF is thrilled to have received Create NSW funding to appoint three guest curators in 2021: First Nations Curator; Poetry Curator; and an Emerging Curator. There is scope for the…
Read moreSpineless Wonders and Newcastle Writers Festival are delighted to announce the names of the finalists in the 2021 NWF/joanne burns Microlit Award selected by Professor Cassandra Atherton. We warmly thank all entrants to…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival has announced new dates – 24 to 26 September, 2021. The ninth event will run alongside the first weekend of City of Newcastle’s New Annual arts…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival is delighted to present Richard Flanagan: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams in conversation with Jennifer Byrne The Living Sea of Waking Dreams is an ember storm of…
Read moreThe 2021 joanne burns Microlit Award is now open. Entries of 200 words should be inspired by the theme ‘pulped fiction’. The award is a collaboration between Newcastle Writers Festival…
Read more#NWFstoriestoyou Leading writers who were due to appear at the Newcastle Writers Festival this weekend (April 4 and 5) will feature in a new free online program: NWF Stories to…
Read moreIt has been a challenging couple of days and the festival team has been focused on the job of winding down this year’s festival. It is a surreal and heart-breaking…
Read moreRegistration and training for volunteers has been cancelled for this year, as a result of the cancellation of the Newcaste Writers Festival 2020. Please note that none of the planned…
Read moreWe are thrilled to announce that Helen Garner, Ash Grunwald, Archie Roach and Sally Rugg will be among 150 writers attending next year’s festival from April 3 to 5. Their…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival has been successful in securing funding from Create NSW via the first round of the Arts and Cultural Funding Program. This cements the state government as…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival has lost one of its most treasured supporters. Much-loved ABC Newcastle presenter Jill Emberson died last night surrounded by her loved ones after a determined struggle…
Read moreFriday 8 November // 7.30pm // The Playhouse, Hunter Street, Newcastle Tony Jones is best known as the host of ABC TV’s political panel program Q&A. He is also an…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival is thrilled to host a special event with award-winning Indian poet, novelist and dancer Tishani Doshi. This intimate evening will include dance inspired by Tishani’s most…
Read moreOn 1 August, Newcastle Writers Festival and Newcastle Library will present a panel of critically acclaimed and bestselling writers who will together unravel the mystery of what makes a great…
Read moreThe 2019 joanne burns Microlit Award is jointly sponsored by the Newcastle Writers Festival and publisher Spineless Wonders. We are looking for writing (up to 200 words) that responds imaginatively…
Read moreProgram submissions for the 2020 Newcastle Writers Festival opened on 20 May, 2019 and closed at midnight, 31 July 2019. The festival is a high quality literary event held within…
Read moreInvitation 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…
Read moreEach year we try harder to make the festival experience as enjoyable as possible. We are a small team and value your feedback so we can continue to improve how…
Read moreWe won’t get change without quotas. You can change attitudes but that doesn’t mean you will change behaviour. Quotas are the random breath testing of equality – Jane Caro Australians hate…
Read moreWow! What a festival. It is hard to believe that just over a week ago we were in the midst of the Schools Program and getting ready for the opening…
Read moreVolunteer registration for this year’s festival is now open! Each year we’ve had a wonderful team of volunteers, praised by writers and audiences alike, and we couldn’t run the festival…
Read moreWe are thrilled to announce the first of 120 guests for the 2019 festival, which will be held from April 5 to 7 in the Civic Precinct. The full program will be…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThe 2018 Newcastle Writers Festival/ joanne burns Microlit Award is open. Co-presented by Spineless Wonders Short Australian Stories, the award is seeking writing across any genre of up to 200…
Read moreRespected journalist, editor, policy maker and feminist Anne Summers will visit Newcastle on 4 November to discuss her new memoir Unfettered and Alive. Anne has influenced and often shaped the…
Read moreJoin us for Rebels with a Cause, a very special event at Newcastle Region Library on 6 August featuring the North Korean defector and human rights activist, Hyeonseo Lee, and…
Read moreDue 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…
Read moreWhat an inspiring and thought-provoking weekend! The 2018 Newcastle Writers Festival has been blessed with wonderful conversations, audiences and weather. We couldn’t do it without the support and encouragement from…
Read moreJoin Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton in their stupendous 104-storey treehouse! They’ve added 13 new levels including a stupid-hat level, a refrigerator-throwing level, a bun-fighting level, a tangled-up level and…
Read moreOur friends at Quest Newcastle West are offering a discount to festival-goers. Book direct by phoning 02 4920 3400 or email ne***********@qu*************.au NEWCASTLE WEST ACCOMMODATION Quest Newcastle West has serviced apartments including Studios,…
Read more25 February 2018 // 3pm at NEX (cnr King and Union Streets) Newcastle Writers Festival presents Jacqui Lambie in Conversation. Jacqui will discuss her autobiography, Rebel With a Cause. Thanks to MacLean’s…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival team is excited to announce that the following award-winning writers will be participating in the 2018 program: * Bruce Pascoe, whose award-winning Dark Emu challenges the…
Read moreIt’s here! The 2018 Newcastle Writers Festival Schools Program includes a wonderful line-up of Australian writers and illustrators, including Children’s Laureate Leigh Hobbs, Tristan Bancks Author, Yvette Poshoglian Author, Gregg…
Read moreSORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT We are thrilled to announce that Jimmy Barnes will be our opening night guest on Friday, 6 April 2018, in the Civic Theatre…
Read moreMake a tax-deductible donation to help NWF to keep providing a large number of free and local events. Newcastle Writers Festival is a not-for-profit organisation with official DGR status endorsed…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival and publisher Spineless Wonders are excited to announce the launch of the 2017 joanne burns Microlit Award. Melbourne writer and academic Cassandra Atherton will judge the…
Read moreJoin us for a very special event at the University of Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music featuring Professor of Philosophy Emrys Westacott and award-winning British journalist and best-selling author Christina Lamb….
Read moreEveryone involved with the Newcastle Writers Festival is deeply saddened by the death of Mark Colvin. His brilliant journalism, ideas and insight have helped shape healthy debate about a number…
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival director Rosemarie Milsom outlines some of this year’s program highlights. Thanks to our major sponsor Newcastle City Council. Watch the video!
Read moreThanks to the Newcastle Herald for their wrap up of the 2017 Newcastle Writers Festival. Scott Bevan writes: “If a picture really is worth a thousand words, then war photographer…
Read moreA message from festival director Rosemarie Milsom: “What an extraordinary weekend. I am so thrilled that our fifth festival was such a success. Just over 9000 people joined us to…
Read morePoetry at the Pub – a wonderful Newcastle institution – will hold a special session on 10 April to wrap up NWF17, with Festival guest poets John Foulcher and Melinda…
Read moreIt 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 moreNBN news interviewed the NWF Director, Rosemarie Milsom, about Newcastle Writers Festival’s 2017 spectacular line-up. Watch the video here!
Read moreThe launch of the 2017 Newcastle Writers Festival program was held at Newcastle Region Library. Festival director Rosemarie Milsom thanked sponsors, including Arts NSW, Newcastle City Council, The University of…
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…
Read moreIn the December 2016 NWF newsletter, Rosemarie Milsom announces, I have finalised the program for next year’s Festival and am thrilled to announce that Nick Earls and Tara Moss are…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival is proud to be presenting a school program in 2017 in partnership with Newcastle Region Library. Bookings open 6 February 2017, via Ticketek. DOWNLOAD THE 2017…
Read moreThe 2017 Newcastle Short Story Award, which is organised by the Hunter Writers Centre, is now open for entries of up to 2000 words. Submission are open to all Australians…
Read moreWhat a fantastic event with Matthew Reilly. He was such a warm and humble guest. After his chat with festival director Rosemarie Milsom during which he revealed there will be…
Read moreThe NWF email system was down for maintenance on Thursday 27 October 2016. We apologise for any inconvenience. During maintenance any emails sent to NWF email addresses may either have…
Read moreCongratulations to the Newcastle category finalists: Dael Allison for Breakwall and Amanda Berry for As We That Are Left. Congratulations also to the national category long-list finalists: After the Storm,…
Read moreFrom self-publishing his first book to best-selling writer: Matthew Reilly will speak to Newcastle Writers Festival director Rosemarie Milsom about his brilliant career, hero Jack West and life in LA….
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival is thrilled to be hosting its first international guest – New Yorker journalist William Finnegan, whose memoir Barbarian Days was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Biography….
Read moreNewcastle 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…
Read moreUPDATE: ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST We are very excited to announce that the 2016 Joanne Burns Award for Microlit will be jointly sponsored by the…
Read moreNo cause for panic if you missed seeing journalist Kerry O’Brien in conversation with David Leser about former PM Paul Keating at the 2016 Newcastle Writers Festival.
Read moreNo need to stress if you missed seeing Richard Glover and Rosie Waterland talking to Meredith Jaffe at the 2016 Newcastle Writers Festival about balancing family obligation and the urge…
Read moreDon’t despair if you missed the fantastic session with Stan Grant and Jill Emberson at NWF16 in April 2016 – we have footage!
Read moreOur friends at Newcastle Theatre Company have been working hard on an exciting new production that will appeal to readers of crime novels. Local theatre stalwart Stewart McGowan has adapted…
Read moreNot only is Sarah Ferguson one of our top journalists, but she can recite Keats. Festival director Rosemarie Milsom will discuss poetry and more with Sarah during a special out-of-festival…
Read moreFestival Director Rosemarie Milsom writes: On every level, this year’s festival was an overwhelming success. Tickets sales increased by 40 per cent, our free sessions were at capacity, the weather…
Read moreTim Connell writes, in the Newcastle Herald Monday March 28 2016: A PROGRAM stacked with speakers who seem on the cusp of their “moment” is partly down to timing, says…
Read moreElvira Sprogis writes, in the NEWCASTLE HERALD Saturday March 26, 2016: SMALL things matter to author Mark MacLean [one of our NWF guests]. He gathers observations and bits of information…
Read moreMichelle Meehan writes, in intouch magazine #09: Very few authors enter into a life of writing realistically expecting their endeavours to end in fame and fortune. They simply do it…
Read moreOn Thursday, 22 October, iconic Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett strode into Newcastle City Hall for a special event to mark the release of his autobiography Big Blue Sky. He…
Read moreThe festival is thrilled to announce a special event with Olympic gold medallist Leisel Jones on the opening day of the festival, Friday 1 April. From the gold medal dais at…
Read moreThe festival launched its inaugural Hunter Region Microlit Competition late last year in partnership with Spineless Wonders. The four finalists are Amanda Berry, Kelli Hawkins, Jodi Vial and Karen Whitelaw….
Read moreNewcastle Writers Festival is thrilled to announce that Tim Flannery, Charlotte Wood and Rosie Waterland are among the 140 writers who will be participating in this year’s festival from 1…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival is delighted to announce that Alice Springs writer Michael Giacometti has been selected for the inaugural Regional Emerging Writer Residency, offered in partnership with The Lock-Up…
Read moreA night with Magda Szubanski The wonderful Magda Szubanski entertained a full house on Saturday night at a special out-of-festival event at Watt Street ARC. Newcastle Writers Festival director Rosemarie…
Read morePoet Les Murray drove himself to Newcastle from Bunyah on Saturday, 25 July, and brought the sunshine and his incisive wit with him. Forced to withdraw from a scheduled…
Read moreOn 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…
Read moreOn 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…
Read moreThe Newcastle Writers Festival is now over for 2015, and exceeded all expectations. Thank you to our guest writers, volunteers, hosts, sponsors and, most importantly, our enthusiastic audiences. Special thanks…
Read moreOne of Australia’s greatest poets, Les Murray, will read from his new volume of poems, Waiting for the Past, at a special event on Saturday, 25 July, at Newcastle Region…
Read moreThe successful applicant will be given two weeks’ accommodation in a self-contained apartment at The Lock-Up, a contemporary inner-city arts space in the historic East End, as well as a…
Read moreBOOK 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 moreHelen Garner: “I would have given anything to be convinced he was innocent – and not because I ‘believed in him’, whatever that meant, but because, in spite of everything I…
Read moreAWARD-winning Australian author Helen Garner is among 130 writers set to inspire and challenge audiences at the third annual Newcastle Writers Festival. The full program for the 2015 event, which will…
Read moreJust 10 days out from the third Newcastle Writers Festival, the event has received a significant state government grant. Festival director and Herald journalist Rosemarie Milsom received news about the $50,000…
Read moreWe are delighted that The University of Newcastle is a major Festival Partner, and many of their graduates, staff and students will be taking part in NWF15, in events including two University of Newcastle Professors Talks, The…
Read moreRead about the astonishing journey of our guest, surgeon Munjed Al Muderis, in a major article in the Sydney Morning Herald. Hear him talk at the NWF about The Treatment of Asylum Seekers: Australia’s…
Read moreThe Bad Mothers’ Pledge: “We acknowledge we are all bad mothers. We don’t organise play dates. We don’t chop food into small pieces and carry it around in case someone gets…
Read moreLast week I appeared on a panel at the Newcastle Writer’s Festival with Maria Takolander and Abbas El-Zein to talk about short stories. The panel was called ‘Nowhere to Hide’…
Read moreFor this very special Newcastle Writers Festival edition of Finally Friday Paul Bevan is joined by: *Wendy Harmer, broadcaster, author, journalist and stage performer *Kate Forsyth, writer, storyteller and novelist…
Read moreThe Kids Program of the Newcastle Writers Festival finished on a high yesterday with the Family Festival Hub. Loads of families turned out to enjoy stories and art in and…
Read moreThe second Newcastle Writers Festival has just wrapped up and it has been amazing! The organizers did a fabulous job and provided so much variety in content. As someone who…
Read moreThe organiser of the city’s burgeoning writers festival may increase Newcastle-focused sessions next year after recognising a hunger for local content, authors and poets over the weekend. The second annual…
Read moreExit International director Philip Nitschke will demonstrate emerging techniques that allow the elderly and seriously ill to achieve a peaceful death, at a workshop in Newcastle on Monday. Dr Nitschke…
Read moreWith the current political debate “pretty boring” and church halls “abandoned”, Wendy Harmer says there is something pretty special about writers festivals. Yesterday the Newcastle Writers Festival kicked off its…
Read moreThe days go by so fast,’ my eight-year-old said tonight as we observed a Blood Moon over Melbourne. ‘The nights, too,’ she added sagely. I know she’s got a point when I glance at my…
Read moreVisitors to the second Newcastle Writers Festival next month will have access to a host of accomplished authors, and Boat Harbour’s Joanna Atherfold Finn will be among them. At the…
Read moreWhere can you find a buzzing cafe and bar scene, beautiful beaches, plenty of boutique shopping and a celebration of Australian literature? From Friday 4 to Sunday 6 April 2014,…
Read moreLinda Drummond: Appearing at The Newcastle Writers Festival has written a guide to getting around Newcastle. Find out her top places to grab some food and get a coffee by…
Read moreLovers of literature hungry to tap into the hearts and minds of their favourite authors will be inspired by the diverse mix of writers attending the 2014 Newcastle Writers Festival….
Read more2014 is already off to an intense start for the NWF committee as we finalise logistics for the second festival in April. Click here to view the newsletter
Read moreHunter region children from preschool to primary school will be delighted by a dedicated Kids Program that forms an entertaining and educational prelude to the second annual Newcastle Writers Festival….
Read moreMiriam Margolyes presents the Newcastle Writers Festival opening night address, ‘Why Words Matter’, at the University of Newcastle Conservatorium, April 5. Hear audio on the Herald website
Read moreThe first chapter of what organisers expect to be an annual success story will be written in April when more than 50 Australian writers participate in the inaugural Newcastle Writers…
Read moreHave you seen that local blogger Pink Patent Mary Janes was at Newcastle Writers Festival launch last week and here is here thoughts about the upcoming event. Click Here
Read moreCelebrated writers from around Australia will head to the Hunter for the inaugural Newcastle Writers Festival. Topics and genres such as crime, climate change, romance and history will be explored…
Read moreBy Helen Gregory THE city of Newcastle is one of the most talked-about characters in crime author Jaye Ford’s chilling suspense novels about women who survive terrifying assaults. ‘‘The ‘exotic…
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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