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When
SundayApril 6
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where
University of Newcastle NUspace X321
Level 3
Cnr Hunter & Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
$25+ Transaction fee
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Most ticketed events will be available via Trybooking. Events held in City of Newcastle venues - Newcastle City Hall and Civic Playhouse - will have to be booked separately with the Civic Theatre box office. If you have any questions or require assistance, please email ticketing@newcastlewritersfestival.org.au
Things We Don’t Speak About: The Body as Taboo
In this returning series of conversations, we invite authors to share how they interrogate tough topics in their writing lives. Dylin Hardcastle and Kris Kneen discuss the body as the last great taboo in our society. Hosted by Amy Sambrooke.
The Speakers
Kris Kneen
In this returning series of conversations, we invite authors to share how they interrogate tough topics in their writing lives. Dylin Hardcastle and Kris Kneen discuss the body as the…
Dylin Hardcastle
In this returning series of conversations, we invite authors to share how they interrogate tough topics in their writing lives. Dylin Hardcastle and Kris Kneen discuss the body as the…
Amy Sambrooke
In this returning series of conversations, we invite authors to share how they interrogate tough topics in their writing lives. Dylin Hardcastle and Kris Kneen discuss the body as the…
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