Newcastle Writers Festival 2025

Presented by Newcastle Writers Festival

Discover the stories behind the stories. 

Opening Night: Dicey Topics with Gina Chick and Benjamin Law

7:30pm | Concert Hall, Newcastle City Hall

Each week in Good Weekend magazine, Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss the subjects we’re told to keep private by getting them to roll a die. The numbers they land on are the topics they’re given: money, sex, death, religion, bodies, or politics. Join us for a special live edition of Dicey Topics with Gina Chick, the inaugural winner of Alone Australia, whose best-selling memoir We Are The Stars tells a 'misfit's story' of love, connection, and letting go.

MC Dan Cox.
Proudly supported by Good Weekend magazine.

Running time 90 minutes. Times are approximate and subject to change without notice. 

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Civic Theatre Newcastle is selling tickets for Opening Night at Newcastle City Hall and events taking place at the Playhouse. For all other events, please visit Newcastle Writers Festival. 

Playhouse Events:

Saturday 5 April

10:00am - Breaking the news: The Future of Media
11:30am - Crimes of the Cross: Anne Manne in Conversation
1:00pm - Theory & Practice: Michelle de Kretser in Conversation
3:00pm - How Many More Women: Jennifer Robinson Uncensored 
4:30pm - A Life in Books: Di Morrissey in Conversation
6:00pm - A Kink in the Tale: Live Storytelling for Grown-Ups
8:00pm - Better of Said: Eulogies for the Living and Dead

Sunday 6 April

10:00am - The Art of Small Joys: Virginia Trioli in Conversation
11:30am - Things We Don't Speak About: Great Australian Myths
1:00pm - American Horror Story: Nick Bryant in Conversation
2:30pm - Words of Warning: The State of Democracy