South Coast Writers Centre members, both existing and prospective, are invited to morning tea hosted by the SCWC's Committee of Management, Saturday 2 November, 10-11am.

Listen to a discussion on the future of poetry and whether the South Coast should have its own poet laureate. Two local poets—Luke Patterson, member of the Ngana Barangarai team, and Steve Meyrick, poet and publisher with Five Islands Press—share their view on the poor cousin of fiction in a panel facilitated by SCWC Chair, Peter Frankis.

Members are then invited to stay for the SCWC's AGM from 11am-12pm to hear our report on the work of the South Coast Writers Centre, and are also invited to nominate for positions on the Committee of Management. Join us in person or via Zoom, link below.

TO JOIN THE AGM ONLINE: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84633647458?pwd=YLYWtSyDfrFXJA92GmKd8YXAembhHT.1

Meeting ID: 846 3364 7458

Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet, folklorist and musician living on Gadigal lands. His poetry has appeared in Cordite, Plumwood Mountain, Rabbit, Running Dog and The Suburban Review. He has also featured in the anthologies Active Aesthetics, Firefront: first nation’s poetry and power today and Best of Australian Poems 2021. Luke is currently a Wheeler Center Next Chapter fellow and Sydney Review of Books Juncture fellow for 2022. His research and creative pursuits are grounded in extensive work with First Nations and other community-based organisations across Australia.

Steve Meyrick is a Wollongong-based poet and a partner in poetry publisher, 5 Islands Press. He has been writing for many years but has only recently begun submitting works for publication. His poems have been shortlisted for the ACU and Calanthe poetry prizes, and published in the ACU anthologies (2022 & 2024) and 34-37 Degrees South (2022, 2023 & 2024).