Poets step up at three SCWC events in February

If you’re on the hunt for literary events in the Illawarra, look no further than the South Coast Writers Centre!

Join us for the launch of our newest poetry anthology, 34–37 Degrees South: Words/No Words on Saturday, 7 February from 1pm in the Escarpment Room at Thirroul Library. Further south, we’re hosting a Poetry at Port event on Saturday, 21 February, from 1:30pm at Red Point Arts in Port Kembla. Both events feature readings from poets, plus an open mic session! RSVPs essential via the SCWC website.

There are still a handful of spots available for an ekphrastic poetry workshop with local poet Ali Jane Smith on 14 February at the Wollongong Art Gallery, held in conjunction with our 2026 Poetry Award. Submissions are open to all poets responding to the theme ‘states’, closing on 22 March. Find out more on the SCWC website.

And don’t miss out on our other upcoming workshops and events, including a Helen Garner book club hosted by local author Julie Keys, a six-month course for beginner fiction writers with veteran writing teacher Dr Rosemary Montgomery, a class on writing family history from facts to narrative with historian Betty O’Neill, and our Vintage, Book & Art Bazaar in April – stallholder applications now open! 

Plus, save the date for this year’s South Coast Readers & Writers Festival in Thirroul: 25 & 26 July!