All writers’ groups meet at the Hunter Writers Centre, 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle
new! Critical Friends.
Critical Friends is our new on-line critiquing group. If you would like some critical feedback on your writing (and are a member of the HWC!) please email your submission to criticalfriends.hwc@gmail.com
Please keep submissions to under 2000 words. We critique one manuscript a week so we keep them short so the turnaround time is fast.
Thursday evening 5.30 to 7.30/8pm 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month. This group is working on specific projects for writers attending for the year.
Meetings for 2010 start on Thursday 11th February 2010
Feb 11, Feb 25
March 11, March 25
April 8, April 22
May 13, May 27
June 10, June 24
July 8, July 22
Aug 12, Aug 26
Sept 9, Sept 23
Oct 14, Oct 28
Nov 11, Nov 25
The HWC is closed during December and January
Wednesday day group has now changed to Thursday day – Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 12.30pm. See info at bottom of this page.
Scriptwriters meetings – currently a closed group as members focus on specific projects
Poetry group – Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 6.15pm
Youth group – established from the current Nano fiction workshop and schools contacts. This focuses on young writers primarily, but not exclusively, HSC students.
A monthly Memoir group is being considered.
If you are interested in any of these groups please contact the office on 49263485 or hwcadmin@optusnet.net.au
Thursday Day Group. Our Thursday day group is for those who find the evening times difficult; either because of child and house demands, transport, or personal timetable arrangements. Our longest running group, it has gone through many changes over its history.
Running from 12.30 to 2.30 it usually starts slightly more relaxed than our other groups, with a cuppa and catch-up on what people have been writing or reading and what has inspired them. Following this the group gets down to writing exercises. These are presented and lead by one of the members attending and reflect practical lessons and challenges that the writers have been facing themselves. The work is shared there and them within the group (unlike other groups, ‘homework’ has not been a part of its operations) and each session is self-contained. The final half hour is taken up with a more detailed reading and response of work that members may bring, that they have been working on at home.
The group is open to all members and suits those looking for a more convivial feel or first entry point, while still focussing on achieving work and getting feedback on ones writing in a friendly, supportive and informative environment. Come along and enjoy.
