Hunter Writers’ Centre - Serving the writers, stories and storytellers of the Hunter region since 1998.

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

What's On

Write Club

Saturday 10 October
2 pm — 4 pm
Hunter Wetlands Centre
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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: October 2026 - Glenn Orgias . Blue image with white text and a copy of the cover of Glenn's book, 'Teeth Kicker'

AUTHOR TALK: Books at the Bowlo with Glenn Orgias

Tuesday 13 October
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.

CrossLit Pilot Program starts 2nd November

CrossLit Pilot Project

CrossLit Pilot Program
Writing in Motion
Starts Monday 2 November
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Build the habit.
Deepen the craft.
Sustain the momentum.