Hunter Writers’ Centre - Serving the writers, stories and storytellers of the Hunter region since 1995.

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

What's On

Write Club

Saturday 5 September
2 pm — 4 pm
The Hamilton Community Hive
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Write Club is a monthly in-person writers club in Newcastle where you can talk about your projects, meet other writers, and playfully write together.

Books at the Bowlo: September 2026 - Michelle Douglas. Blue image with white text and a copy of the cover of Michelle's book, 'Outback Kinds: Inheritance'

AUTHOR TALK: Books at the Bowlo with Michelle Douglas

Tuesday 8 September
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 19 October
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.