Hunter Writers’ Centre serves the writers, stories and storytellers of the Hunter region.
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2026 Newcastle Poetry Prize Winners Announcement
Hunter Writers’ Centre, in partnership with Presenting Partner, the University of Newcastle, is pleased to announce the winners for the 2026 Newcastle Poetry Prize.
Write Club
Saturday 11 April
2 pm — 5 pm
Carrington Community Hall
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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.
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.
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.