A Vanishing World: Charlotte McConaghy in Conversation

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Event

A Vanishing World: Charlotte McConaghy in Conversation

Time & date

1:00pm - 2:00pm, 28th March 2026

Location

Conservatorium of Music Concert Hall View map

Corner Auckland and Laman St, Newcastle, NSW 2300

Tickets

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$35 + Transaction fee $26.25 - Under 25's + Transaction fee $15 - Livestream + Transaction fee

Website: https://www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/a-vanishing-world-charlotte-mcconaghy-in-conversation/

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About

Charlotte McConaghy’s third novel, Wild Dark Shore, opens with a woman washing up on a remote island halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. Who she is and why she’s there is the mystery that propels the narrative. In her first festival appearance, Charlotte speaks with Courtney Collins about writing grief and resilience into ecological fiction – and the human cost of a vanishing world.

Book
Wild Dark Shore
Charlotte McConaghy
REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK FOR NOVEMBER 2025! DYMOCKS BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER 2025 'SPELLBINDING . . . Exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane.' – Washington Post 'Abounds with EVOCATIVE nature writing.' – The New York Times Book Review The New York Times bestselling novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore.
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