The National Young Writers' Festival is Australia's premier event for emerging writers, publishers, performers and trouble-makers. Several thousand of the country's most challenging and original young minds will descend upon Newcastle for a five day creative bender. Far from the seas of white hair, book signings and celebrity author worship you might expect, the NYWF is a DIY, hands-on conversation between equals. View the 2007 program here.
It takes place as part of the This Is Not Art (TiNA) festival, which adds independent musicians, journalists, artists, performers, activists, nerds and lovers-of-ginger-beer to the mix. It's a combination of cutting-edge performances, panels, collaborations, experiments, workshops and parties. It's unique. It's free. You should come and be part of it.
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Position Vacant! Artist Logistics Coordinator Author(s): Ella Holcombe | Posted: Wednesday Apr 16th, 2008 The NYWF is on the lookout for an exciting, energetic and innovative lad/lady to fill the role of Artist Logistics Coordinator...If your interests include art, people, and organising things, then this could be your dream job! |
zine fairs & copy-cards! Author(s): Sonya Gee | Posted: Friday Apr 11th, 2008 Charge up those copy-cards and stock up on staples because it’s zine fair time!! |
Comic Book Funny @ Trades (Melbourne) Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Thursday Apr 10th, 2008 Head to the Melbourne Trades Hall bar this saturday for the last of the Comic Book Funny series ... where your guests are: |
NYWF 10th anniversary Anthology – call for submissions - now open! Author(s): Tom Doig | Posted: Friday Apr 25th, 2008 Dearest Guest-of-NYWF-past! |
Arts Law Week - Sydney Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Tuesday Apr 1st, 2008 It's Arts Law week in Sydney this week, featuring a host of really, really useful free seminars and workshops for artists, arts organisations and other interested people. It's on from 31 March - 5 April at the Rex Centre, Kings Cross. See the attached PDF program for details. >> read more |
Call For Submissions: How To Make Trouble And Influence People Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Tuesday Apr 1st, 2008 Check this out from the fantastic kids at Breakdown Press! |
Cheap NYWF Flights Author(s): Brea Acton | Posted: Wednesday Mar 19th, 2008 Get your credit cards cranking. Tiger Airways have a sale on for flights from Melbourne to Newcastle for only $29.95 each way! |
Overland novel publishing project Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Monday Mar 17th, 2008 Overland are looking for an novel manuscript to publish as part of a an innovative new publishing and distribution venture. If you've got a finished manuscript up your sleeve and would like the chance to see it in print and in the mailboxes of thousands of magazine subscribers around the country, read on! |
2008 Emerging Arts Writers' Program Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Monday Mar 17th, 2008 Express Media and Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces have launched their 2008 Emerging Writers' Program. For all of you budding visual arts writers, it offers valuable mentorship and publication opportunities. Details below: |
Night and Day words festival Author(s): Sonya Gee | Posted: Wednesday Mar 5th, 2008 It's time to put the sunscreen away and head indoors as summer of music festivals (sadly) wind up for another year. The Night and Day words festival will be hosted by the Sydney Opera House and NSW State Library from March 6-8. |