What's On
Hunter Writers’ Centre and Lighthouse Arts present year-round programs for writers, readers, and artists across the Hunter region.
Want to write, read, exhibit, or get involved? Start below.
Lighthouse Arts offers residencies, exhibitions and other opportunities for writers and creatives in the region.
Learn more at www.lighthousearts.org.au
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.
AusArtsDay 2026
Thursday 22 October
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Online via GiveNow
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Thursday 22 October is Creative Australia’s national day of giving — AusArt Day. Make our art happen when you support Hunter Writers’ Centre and Lighthouse Arts.
Lighthouse Arts Open Day
Saturday 24 October
10 am — 3 pm
Lighthouse Arts Newcastle
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Celebrate Five Years of Lighthouse Arts with us for a full day of music, art, creativity, community and fundraising!
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.
Write Club
Saturday 7 November
2 pm — 4 pm
The Hamilton 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.
AUTHOR TALK: Books at the Bowlo with Kathleen Folbigg
Tuesday 10 November
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.
Member’s Spring 2026 Writing Competition
A quarterly writing competition with cash prizes for members of Hunter Writers’ Centre.
Closes 5 pm Friday 13 November