Volunteer with us

Volunteer 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 returnees and new faces.

Our general goal for all volunteers is to help our audience and guest writers to have a wonderful festival experience. We want to keep building on the reputation we’ve earned for being a friendly, relaxed and hospitable festival.

You can do one shift or as many as you like. You nominate the times you’re available, and the types of roles you’d be happy to undertake.

The roles we generally roster are:

Session usher                                        Information table

Roving assistant                                   Book signing area

Survey Team                                          Accessibility assistant

Set up/pack down                                Floater/gofer

Volunteer room aide                            Green Room aide

We ask that all new volunteers and returning volunteers attend an in-person or online orientation session prior to the festival. This will enable you to meet our new Volunteer Coordinator Louise Mackay and receive updated information about this year’s event.

Click on “MORE INFORMATION’ to access more detail about the registration process and various roles.

Registration closes on 15 March 2024.

If you have any questions, please email Volunteer Coordinator Louise Mackay volunteers@newcastlewritersfestival.org.au