AUTHOR TALK: The Song of the Whole Wide World

Photo of Tamarin's book, 'The Song with the Whole Wide World.

Friday 10 April
5:30 pm for a 6 pm start
NUspace
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Tamarin Norwood in conversation with Oceane Campbell as they talk about her extraordinary memoir of anticipatory grief, seventy-two minutes of life and a silent maternity leave.

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.

EVENT: Lineage and Legacy

Saturday 28 March
3 pm – 4:15 pm
Watt Space
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In a conversation exploring the creative tension between legacy and reinvention, Eunice Andrada, Jennifer Compton, and Omar Musa delve into the risks of breaking patterns and the rewards of crafting work that speaks across generations.

AUTHOR TALK: Books at the Bowlo with Scott Bevan

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

AUTHOR TALK: Bugger by Michael Mohammed Ahmad

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

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.

EVENT: The Love Launch

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

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.

AUTHOR TALK: Books at the Bowlo with Martina Zanggar

Books at the Bowlo event on Tuesday 10th February at 6pm, featuring Not My Shame by Martina Zangger.

Tue 10 February
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.

End of Year Get Together

End of Year Get Together

Sunday 14 December
3 pm — 5 pm
In-Person — Nobbys SLSC
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Join us for an end-of-year celebration, where we’ll announce the award winners of the Newcastle Short Story Award and the HWC Spring Members’ Writing Competition. Plus, special guests have been invited to share their stories across a range of programs hosted by Hunter Writers’ Centre this year.

AUTHOR TALK: Books at the Bowlo with Alan Playford

Books at the Bowlo: November 2025 - Alan Playford

Tue 11 November
6 pm – 8 pm
Club Lambton

Presented in collaboration with Club Lambton and Hunter Writers’ Centre. ‘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, as well as meet local writers.