Special Events

Poetry without Borders - Writing Across Cultures Poetry Readings

An afternoon of poetry featuring multi-cultured poets from across Australia: Adam Aitken, Gita Mammen, Nora Krouk, Debbie Lim, Afeif Ismail, Vivienne Glance and Kylie Rose

Date:                    Saturday 08 November 2008
Venue:                 The Hunter Writers' Centre
Location:             The Lock-up Cultural Centre, 90 Hunter St Newcastle
Time:                   3pm
Cost:                    Entry by gold coin donation - wine & poetry included

Presented by University of Newcastle’s Writing Cultures Research Group,
Mascara (www.mascarareview.com) and Hunter Writers’ Centre

Past Events

SWAMP e-zine launch

 

Date:                Saturday 04 October 2008

Time:                6.00 – 8.00pm

Location:          The View Factory, cnr Scott & Telford Sts Newcastle East

 

SWAMP is an online zine for Creative Writing Post Grads – a new publication brought to you by the Creative Writing Post Graduate Workshop of the University of Newcastle, and supported by Writing Cultures Research Group. Join us as we officially launch this new e-zine with readings from some of the best new writers featured in our first two issues of SWAMP.

 

To find out more about SWAMP dive in online

 

The SWAMP launch is presented as an event of Critical Animals at This Is Not Art festival. For more details on Critical Animals and This Is Not Art visit the  This is Not Art website  

 

 

"Writing Across Cultures"

Monday 25 August

 

Poetry evening in conjunction with the Hunter Writers’ Centre

 

Featuring visiting guests from Singapore: Edwin Thumboo, Isa Kamari, Alvin Pang, Aaron Lee, Angeline Yap

 

View invitation here