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.
In 2008, we turn 10! Join us to celebrate with bogan stubby-holder poetry, radical new forms of decentred publishing, hyper-nerdy discussion of plot & character development, passionate debates the cultural and political futures of the country, and some of the best parties you've stumbled across in a long while. Full program released very, very soon!
The NYWF 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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Sonya Gee - Marketing  Sonya is a girl, writer and maker-of-things. She embraces all of the girl-writer clichés including consuming copious amounts of caffeine, oversized shirts, moleskin diaries and The Beatles and has... >> read more |
Oxfam Zines Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Wednesday Aug 27th, 2008 There are a lot of smart, good looking people in the world. I've seen them, you've seen them, let's not argue about it. What Oxfam is asking is: what if all of these smart good looking people used their immaculate hands to make the world fairer/better? |
NYWF 10th anniversary festival - 10 things about the NYWF Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Wednesday Aug 27th, 2008  I recently had a chat with Sarah L'Estrange from ABC Radio National's The Book Show about the National Young Writers' Festival. Check it out here for 10 things about the NYWF (though I think there are only 9!) >> read more |
Hoopla #3 Call for Contributions Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Tuesday Aug 26th, 2008 Hoopla #3 is now in production and we're looking for more contributions. Hoopla is the world's most revolutionary craft zine and has a global audience and distribution network. After an initial foot in the water to see if there would be an interest in such a zine and discovering that there indeed is, Hoopla will now be offered quarterly. And it's gonna get a... >> read more |
NATIONAL YOUNG WRITERS FESTIVAL 2008 _VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Author(s): Ella Holcombe | Posted: Sunday Aug 24th, 2008 The National Young Writers Festival thrives on the love, skills and talents of its dedicated volunteers why don't you join the team? |
Engage Media is Hiring! Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Wednesday Aug 20th, 2008 EngageMedia is seeking four new people to join their growing organisation. They're an amazing online video, training, networking and software development project focussed on social justice and environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region, not to mention friends of TiNA and the NYWF. They are currently looking for people to fill several positions: |
Gigantic pink teddy bears and a Multi-media Interactive Arts Festival Author(s): Sonya Gee | Posted: Tuesday Aug 19th, 2008 Shopfront and Hurstville City Council promise a six-foot pink teddy bear this weekend at (lost toy story), an interactive multi-media arts festival that is all about lost toys, hopes and fears through sculpture, installations, performances, poetry and hugs at 12 different locations. |
POSITION VACANT-PAID P/T-THIS IS NOT ART FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATOR 2008/09 Author(s): Ella Holcombe | Posted: Monday Aug 11th, 2008 POSITION VACANT-PAID P/T-THIS IS NOT ART FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATOR 2008/09 |
WA: Cottonmouth collective presents First Page - a brand new publication Author(s): Sonya Gee | Posted: Monday Aug 11th, 2008 Western Australian champions of performaed spoken word, poetry, sound art and new media and spawn of the NYWF of 2007, the Cottonmouth collective is hosting the launch of a shiny new publication from First Page. |
Be part of the This Is Not Art Festival Author(s): Ella Holcombe | Posted: Monday Aug 11th, 2008 This Is Not Art thrives on the love, skills and talents of its dedicated volunteers - why don't you join the team? |
TEXT CAMP reader Author(s): Nicolas Low | Posted: Wednesday Aug 6th, 2008 Download the TEXT CAMP reader below for some challenging and stimulating contemporary arts writing. Thirteen emerging arts writers, including NYWF / TiNA artists Mitch Moriaty, Alana Hunt, Holly Childs and Jessica Friedmann, have made a fantastic range of creative and critical responses to the 2008 Next Wave Festival. Check it! >> read more |