The 17th National Young Writers’ Festival will descend again on Newcastle next month, with a long list of attendees now confirmed.

Over 80 artists will be in town to celebrate the written and spoken word, including Benjamin Law, Lawrence Leung, Clementine Ford, Genevieve Fricker, Steph Harmon, Patrick Lenton, Omar Musa, Luke Ryan. The themed ball this year is ‘intergalactic space’ themed.

The National Young Writers’ Festival is on in Newcastle from Thursday October 2 – Sunday October 5. For the full program and venue info, head to youngwritersfestival.org.

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