We are excited to showcase our local authors with a rich collection of content for our community. This page will feature videos from various projects, providing access to poetry readings, discussions, and event highlights. We aim to create an engaging platform where visitors can explore and connect with our literary work and events.
Menopause by Nadia Mead was shortlisted for the SCWC Poetry Award 2021, which sought poems responding to the theme ‘every body’, in partnership with the Wollongong Art Gallery major exhibition of the same name running from August 2020 - March 2021.
3 Secrets by Sarah Temporal was shortlisted for the SCWC Poetry Award 2021, which sought poems responding to the theme ‘every body’, in partnership with the Wollongong Art Gallery major exhibition of the same name running from August 2020 - March 2021.
What I Would Tell You, If You Asked by Alisha Brown was shortlisted for the SCWC Poetry Award 2022, which sought poems responding to the theme ‘ways to water’, in partnership with the Wollongong Art Gallery major exhibition and UOW ocean conservation project of the same name.
Reading from the 2023 SCWC + WAG Poetry Award shortlist
Author: Carolyn Leach-Paholski
Poem: Pigment
Bringing lines from the escarpment to the sea, this year's poetry month showcase sees an electric line-up of poetry and spoken word including Dakota Ferrier, Sara Saleh, Lore White, Mark Tredinnick, Holly Isemonger, Butch Schwarzkopf, Tamryn Bennett, and Rozanna Lilley plus a guest musical set by Jodi Phillis (The Clouds). Hosted by Nicole Smede, this event from the South Coast Writers Festival was presented in partnership with Red Room Poetry and Australian Poetry Month.
