Hunter Writers Centre
Hunter Writers Centre Incorporated
The Junction, NSW, Australia
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Hunter Writers Centre is a non-profit association based in The Junction, Australia working on arts & culture, community development.
Hunter Writers Centre is a registered charity and not-for-profit incorporated association based in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. It supports writers, storytellers and literary culture in the Hunter region and beyond through workshops, residencies, fellowships, community projects, exhibitions and national literary competitions, including the Newcastle Poetry Prize, Newcastle Short Story Award and The Grieve Project. It operates the Lighthouse Arts precinct on Whibayganba-Nobbys headland, and has a Disability and Inclusion Action Plan covering 2024 to 2027 to make its programs and spaces more accessible.
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Lighthouse Arts
Arts & Culture · Australia
Creative arts site on the Whibayganba-Nobbys headland in Newcastle offering residencies, exhibitions, an arts store and creative programs.
Newcastle Poetry Prize
Arts & Culture · Australia
Nationally significant poetry competition run in partnership with the University of Newcastle.
Newcastle Short Story Award
Arts & Culture · Australia
Short story competition for writers.
The Grieve Project
Arts & Culture · Australia
Annual program supporting community storytelling around grief and loss.
Write Club
Arts & Culture · Australia
Monthly in-person writers club in Newcastle.
Books at the Bowlo
Arts & Culture · Australia
Book club and meeting place for readers, book clubs and local writers.
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University of Newcastle, GiveNow, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Create NSW
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