Presented as part of the Grieve Project
Friday 18th August 2023
Momo Wholefood Cafe
6.30pm for a 7pm start
A conversation with Delia Falconer about writing and grief in an age of accelerated global change. Limited tickets.
7 October – 3 December 2023
Making Our Own Way is a young person’s commitment to carve our existence around our art. Being an artist, being creative is primary and everything else fits around it.
October Book Club: A swim in a Pond in the Rain, by George Saunders. 11 October 2023, via Zoom.
The Writer’s Craft Book Club, where writers meet to explore the art of storytelling. Join us each month as we delve into a new book on the craft of writing and meet for lively discussions on the craft, art and practice of being a writer.
Saturday 30 September 2023
10am – 2pm
Charlestown Library
Dive into the world of self-editing with our workshop, ‘Unlocking Your Story’s Potential: The Basics of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers’, a guide to transforming your raw manuscript into a polished piece.
Calling all wordsmiths and storytellers! Submissions for the Newcastle Short Story Award are now open!
Entries close Friday 20 October.
5 August – 1 October 2023
Stand Out Women celebrates women—pioneers, innovators, influencers—who made their mark in the history of Newcastle and the Hunter.
Inaugural meeting on Wednesday 13 September.
Introducing the Writer’s Craft Book Club, where writers meet to explore the art of storytelling. Join us each month as we delve into a new book on the craft of writing and meet for lively discussions on the craft, art and practice of being a writer.
Presented as part of the Grieve Project.
Saturday 26 August 2023
6.30pm for a 7pm start.
Hilton Koppe, author of One Curious Doctor discusses how a reflective writing practice helped him to process the challenging and emotional experience of working as a small town doctor.
Presented as part of the Grieve Project.
Sunday 27 August 2023
10am – 1pm
Studio Amsterdam Maitland
Join experienced facilitator and author Hilton Koppe for a few fun-filled hours of playing with words on the page and exploring a reflective writing practice.
Monday’s 7.30pm during August 2023
During National Grief Awareness month, the Hunter Writers’ Centre is providing an opportunity for writers to join an online community writing practice. Grieve Write-In sessions are designed for you to commit to a regular writing practice in the company of others who write, or want to write, about loss and grief.
We acknowledge the Awabakal, Wonnarua, Worimi and Darkinjung as the custodians of the lands on which we live, work and write.
Hunter Writers’ Centre
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Postal Address:
PO Box 494
The Junction NSW 2291 Australia
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