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Historical Fiction Masterclass for Primary Students

  • Newcastle Museum Theatrette
  • April 2 9:00 am
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Untold: A Storymaking Workshop

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 4 10:00 am
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The Yirrkala Bark Petitions: Clare Wright in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 5 10:00 am
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Breaking the News: The Future of Media

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 5 10:00 am
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Coming of Age Stories

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 5 10:00 am
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Modernity and Absurdity

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 5 10:00 am
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Remembering Dorothy

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 5 10:00 am
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The Way We Are: Hugh Mackay in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 5 10:00 am
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Some Like It Cosy: Sulari Gentill in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 5 10:00 am
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Uncovering Your Family History

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 5 11:30 am
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Flower Ash: Bilingual Poetry

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 5 11:30 am
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Host City: David Owen Kelly in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 5 11:30 am
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Crimes of the Cross: Anne Manne in Conversation

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 5 11:30 am
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A Wild Life: Markus Zusak in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 5 11:30 am
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A Call to Action: Nature Writing

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 5 11:30 am
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Lyrebird: Jane Caro in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 5 11:30 am
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Jane Austen 250: The Letters

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X204
  • April 6 9:00 am
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Family Fun

  • Newcastle Museum Theatrette
  • April 6 9:30 am
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The Art of Small Joys: Virginia Trioli in Conversation

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 6 10:00 am
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Unsettled: Kate Grenville in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 6 10:00 am
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Things We Don’t Speak About: The Body as Taboo

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 6 10:00 am
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On Love and Loneliness

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 6 10:00 am
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Culture and the Creative Spirit

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 6 10:00 am
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The Limits of Language: Poetry as Protest

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 6 10:00 am
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SOLD OUT The Correspondent: Peter Greste in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 6 10:00 am
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Things We Don’t Speak About: Great Australian Myths

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 6 11:30 am
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It’s Complicated: Mothers and Daughters in Fiction

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 6 11:30 am
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Australia’s First Golfers: John Maynard in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X201
  • April 6 11:30 am
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Pushing the Boundaries: John Safran in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 6 11:30 am
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Long Yarn Short: Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 6 11:30 am
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The Power of Place

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 6 11:30 am
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Writing to the Edge of Reality

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 6 11:30 am
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Book Launch: The Fuchsia Sari by Meryl Dunton-Rose

  • The Press Book House
  • April 6 11:30 am
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Lion City Lit: The Singapore Salon

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 6 11:30 am
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Reading the Waters

  • Port Stephens Artisan Collective
  • April 3 5:30 pm
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Voluminous: Meet the artists

  • Back to Back Galleries
  • April 4 5:30 pm
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Theory & Practice: Michelle de Kretser in Conversation

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 5 1:00 pm
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After the Voice Referendum: Thomas Mayo in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 5 1:00 pm
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Things We Don’t Speak About: Pleasure

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 5 1:00 pm
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For Life: Ailsa Piper in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 5 1:00 pm
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First Time Lucky? Overcoming Second Book Syndrome

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 5 1:00 pm
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Stories Shaped by Culture

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 5 1:00 pm
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Siblings and Secrets in Crime Fiction

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 5 1:00 pm
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Nerds & Music: Free lunchtime performance

  • University of Newcastle NUspace Courtyard
  • April 5 2:00 pm
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Read the Room: Live Readings

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X201
  • April 5 2:00 pm
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Book Launch: The Alibi by Nikki Lee Taylor

  • The Press Book House
  • April 5 2:00 pm
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The Zine Collection

  • Newcastle Library
  • April 5 2:00 pm
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How Many More Women: Jennifer Robinson Uncensored

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 5 3:00 pm
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Close to Home: Colonial Violence and Family Histories

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 5 3:00 pm
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Memorial Days: Geraldine Brooks in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 5 3:00 pm
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Wing: Nikki Gemmell in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 5 3:00 pm
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The Men Who Killed the News: Eric Beecher in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 5 3:00 pm
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Journeys of the Self

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 5 3:00 pm
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Philosopher’s Cafe

  • Momo Wholefoods
  • April 5 3:00 pm
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Poetry Book Launch: Flying Islands Press

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 5 3:00 pm
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Diet Culture Be Gone: Emma Beckett in Conversation

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 5 4:15 pm
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Writing Other People’s Stories

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 5 4:30 pm
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A Life in 30 Books: Di Morrissey in Conversation

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 5 4:30 pm
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The Art of Brevity vs the Depth of Narrative

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 5 4:30 pm
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Dusk: Robbie Arnott in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 5 4:30 pm
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Stories With Heart: Anita Heiss in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 5 4:30 pm
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Yarn Up

  • The Wollotuka Institute
  • April 5 5:00 pm
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Poetry Salon @ The Press

  • The Press Book House
  • April 5 5:30 pm
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Words & Music

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 5 5:30 pm
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Newcastle Short Story Award Presentation

  • Foghorn Brewery
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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American Horror Story: Nick Bryant in Conversation

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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Your Time Starts Now: Julie Goodwin in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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Complicated Characters

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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Family Sagas

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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Into the Darkness

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X201
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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Rapture: Emily Maguire in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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Christabel Blackman in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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Breaking Out: Student Readings

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 6 1:00 pm
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Read the Room: Live Readings

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X201
  • April 6 2:15 pm
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Words of Warning: The State of Democracy

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 6 2:30 pm
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Setting the Record Straight: Mark Dapin in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 6 2:30 pm
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About a Boy: Helen Garner in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 6 2:30 pm
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Book Launch: To Speak of Grasses by Kathryn Fry

  • Watt Space Gallery
  • April 6 2:30 pm
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Slipping Through Time

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 6 2:30 pm
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Writing Identity and Inequality

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 6 2:30 pm
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Out of the Shadows: In Praise of Ghostwriters

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 6 2:30 pm
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Philosopher’s Cafe

  • Momo Wholefoods
  • April 6 3:00 pm
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20 Years of Crime: Michael Robotham in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 6 4:00 pm
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Things We Don’t Speak About: Motherhood and Mental Health

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 6 4:00 pm
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Human: Ziggy Ramo in Conversation

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 6 4:00 pm
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Dangerous Desires

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 6 4:00 pm
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Date with a Debut

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 6 4:00 pm
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If You’re Listening LIVE with Matt Bevan

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 6 4:00 pm
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evening

Literary Trivia 2025

  • Customs House
  • April 2 7:00 pm
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Opening Night: Dicey Topics with Gina Chick and Benjamin Law

  • Newcastle City Hall
  • April 4 7:30 pm
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The Cost of War: Gideon Levy and Antony Loewenstein in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 5 6:00 pm
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Kink in the Tale: Live Storytelling for Grown-ups

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 5 6:00 pm
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Mean Streak: Rick Morton in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X207
  • April 5 6:00 pm
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One Hundred Years of Betty: Debra Oswald in Conversation

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 5 6:00 pm
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Artist as Activist

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 5 6:15 pm
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Your Time Starts Now: An Evening with Julie Goodwin

  • Performance Arts Culture Cessnock
  • April 5 6:30 pm
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Politics in the Age of Anxiety

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X321
  • April 5 7:30 pm
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Change My Mind: Psychedelic Medicine

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X320
  • April 5 7:30 pm
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Beyond the Stars: Imagining Outer Space

  • University of Newcastle NUspace X301
  • April 5 7:30 pm
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Better Off Said: Eulogies for the Living and Dead

  • Civic Playhouse
  • April 5 8:00 pm
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Highways and Byways: Jimmy Barnes in Conversation

  • Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall
  • April 5 8:00 pm
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Newcastle Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the festival takes place, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to all First Nations people attending our festival.

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