Bøger udgivet af Hunter Writers Centre Inc.

The 2023 Newcastle Short Story Award anthology, skilfully edited by Winnie Dunn, 2023 Judge and General Manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement, features the complete shortlisted stories from the 2023 competition. This collection represents the finest examples of Australian short stories.Contributing (Shortlisted) Writers: Russell Anderson, Emma Bjorndahl, Averil Bones, Meghalee Bose, Adam Brannigan, Janet Brenkman Williams, Grace Buckley, Abigayle Carmody, Courtney Collins, Stephanie Meegan Davies, Alison Davis, Philip Enchelmaier, Phillip Everett, Melissa Forge, Patrick Cruz Forrest, Bronwyn Frost, Stephanie Holm, Denise Kirby, Jessie Lambert, Susan McCreery, Steven Moriarty, Kate O'Connor, Ellen Rodger, Simone Schwarz, William Stanforth, Louana Sutcliffe, Natalie A. Vella, Meighan Williams, Ingrid Woodrow.

For over 30 years, the Newcastle Poetry Prize has championed Australian poets and their craft.The Newcastle Poetry Prize stands out in Australia as it embraces the long form poem, allowing poets to explore their craft across up to 200 lines. This distinctive aspect presents a challenge for poets to skilfully sustain their work, carefully balancing tone, pace, and rhythm to captivate readers throughout the journey.Contributing (Shortlisted) Authors: Eileen Chong, Joe Dolce, SJ Finn, Jo Gardiner, Susan Garman, Jake Goetz, Kerry Greer, Andrew Heath, Paul Hetherington, Christopher (Kit) Kelen, Jean Kent, Jennifer Kornberger, Roberta Lowing, Greg McLaren, Rachael Mead, Audrey Molloy, Mark O'Flynn, Vuong Pham, Bronwyn Rodden, Robyn Rowland, Kevin Smith, Craig Smith, Kevin Smith, Mark Tredinnick, Todd Turner, D¿enana Vucic, Jo Ward

As children, many of us were raised on the dream-like qualities of fairy tales. We imagined happily-ever-after in magical far-away lands. But where do the fairy tales go when we cross the threshold of adulthood? Writers often embark on a lifelong journey in search of perfect storytelling; a journey that takes them beyond where the fairy tales go.This anthology features work by members of the Hunter Writers Centre. Our members are poets, novelists, memoirists, and genre writers of romance, horror, sci-fi and more. We are thrilled to publish this collection of short pieces. The Hunter Writers Centre is the literary hub of the Hunter region, New South Wales, and is supported through funding from Create NSW.

Saying goodbye at the airport, trying to understand suicide, loss of a baby, loss of a job . . . these are only some of the experiences that can bring emptiness, darkness, pain and grief. By reflecting on the stories and poems by writers willing to share their story, a little of your grief may be lifted, some of your pain alleviated.

This anthology brings together twenty-two pieces of creative nonfiction - memoir, family history, personal essay, travel narrative - by Newcastle and Hunter writers, produced during COVID-19.

The 35 finalists from the 2021 Newcastle Short Story Award

2020 is the 8th year of the Grieve Project. Since 2013, Australians have submitted poems and stories about their experience with parental grief, sibling grief, loss of a home and numerous other forms of grief and loss.