Hunter Writers’ Centre serves the writers, stories and storytellers of the Hunter region.

Home of Lighthouse Arts, Newcastle Poetry Prize, Newcastle Short Story Award and the Grieve Project.

What's On

Books at the Bowlo event on Tuesday 10th March at 6pm, featuring Newcastle: The Lives and Times of the City by Scott Bevan.

AUTHOR TALK: Books at the Bowlo with Scott Bevan

Tuesday 10 March
6 pm – 8 pm
Club Lambton
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‘Books at the Bowlo’ is a place for bookish friends and book clubs to meet and mingle, catch up on their monthly reading over a meal, and meet local writers.

WORKSHOP: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Wednesday 11 March
6 pm — 9 pm
Charlestown Library
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What is imposter syndrome and how does it impact our creativity?

Book cover for LOVE, edited by Shirley Le, showing a smiling face with the word "LOVE" written across it.

EVENT: The Love Launch

Saturday 21 March
1 pm – 2 pm
Wallsend Library
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Join us for the Love Launch: A celebration of the ground-breaking anthology from the multi-award winning team of Sweatshop Literacy Movement featuring three new Hunter voices.

Promotional Image for for an author talk with Michael Mohammed Ahmad featuring the book cover Bugger and a portrait of the author.

AUTHOR TALK: Bugger by Michael Mohammed Ahmad

Saturday 21 March
6 pm – 7:30 pm
Maclean’s Booksellers
69 Beaumont St, Hamilton
Free event
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Join Miles Franklin shortlisted author, Michael Mohammed Ahmad as he discusses his fourth novel, Bugger.

Collage of people smiling and talking in a bookshop setting with the words 'Member’s Breakfast'

NWF Members’ Breakfast

Saturday 28 March
8 am – 10 am
The Umbrian
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Kick off the festival weekend with a members breakfast at The Umbrian.

Coffee, something to eat, and a room full of conversation, ideas and inspiration. Drop in, say hello, reconnect with old friends, or meet a new festival buddy.

AUTHOR TALK: Books at the Bowlo with Bronwyn Rivers

Tuesday 14 April
6 pm – 8 pm
Club Lambton
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‘Books at the Bowlo’ is a place for bookish friends and book clubs to meet and mingle, catch up on their monthly reading over a meal, and meet local writers.

Reading with a Writer’s Eye Book Club

Monday 20 April
6:30 pm — 8:30 pm
Joy Cummings Centre
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A craft-focused book club for writers who want to understand how and why award-winning contemporary novels work. Open to members of Hunter Writers’ Centre.

Stormy ocean under a heavy grey sky with the words “Grieve 2026” and “Hunter Writers Centre.”

The Grieve Project – 2026

Submissions close 8 pm AEST, Sunday 26 April 2026
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Grief isolates. Storytelling brings people back into connection.
We invite writers, storytellers and community nationwide to participate in the 2026 Grieve Project.