Upcoming Events
Be alert to scams targeting authors. We’ve published some advice on how to recognise and avoid scams.
The SCWC’s Vintage, Book & Art Bazaar is a twice-yearly event, bringing together a curated line-up of stallholders sharing a wide range of art, handmade goods, locally published books, rare vintage and unique retro products. We are now accepting stallholder applications for November.
Come along to our monthly Film Club
Film Club is curated and hosted by film expert Graham Thorburn, and is open to anybody interested in seeing, thinking, and having fun talking about films. Find out what’s screening next.
Join one of our Member Writing Groups
The South Coast Writers Centre offers a range of writing groups where members can develop and work together as part of our writing community. These groups are member-led and are free for members. Find out more and join us today.
Partnered Events
Gallery Open Late
Shoalhaven Regional Gallery will be staying open late on September 24 for a night of music, poetry and art. There will be a cocktail bar, food truck, poetry by Nathan Mudyi Sentance and live music by Cooee (Kirli Saunders and Mark Chester Harding) and Nicole Smede.
Audiences are invited to view artworks by Aunty Julie Freeman in collaboration with her daughter Markeeta Freeman, Aaron Kennedy (Ngaoara Fellowship Winner 2026) and by Coota Survivors network.
Presale tickets are $10 / tickets on the day are $20.
This event is a partnership between Shoalhaven Regional Gallery and South Coast Writer's Centre.
FREE: VOICES OF THE SOUTH COAST
Join Meredith Jaffe in conversation with Helena Fox (poet, writing mentor and author of How it Feels to Float) and Lauren Keegan (The Woman in the Seal Skin) to hear about their creative processes, career trajectories and what they’ve learned along the way.
Presented in partnership with Berry Writers’ Festival.
FREE: NEW VOICES OF THE SOUTH COAST
Join three specially selected South Coast authors in conversation with acclaimed author and podcaster Allison Tait (So you want to be a writer podcast) about their unique paths to publication, the tips they’ve picked up along the way and what they wish they’d known before they started.
Presented in partnership with Berry Writers’ Festival.
Enough Said Poetry Slam
Enough Said Poetry Slam is a group that has been running monthly poetry slams independently in Wollongong since 2012, and in 2022 became one of our Partner Programs. They host Enough Said Poetry Slam on the last Thursday of every month at their new venue, Side Door Theatre, as well as poetry workshops and satellite events.
Attending the poetry slams always costs $5/$10, and slam sign-up is on arrival. Go to @enoughsaidpoetryslam on Instagram and Facebook to see their upcoming events.
The SCWC Hardship Fund can be made available to members and their children who lack the financial means to attend SCWC workshops, events or courses, or to become members.
If you need access to the fund please email us.