The Art House is proud to continue their partnership with the Words on the Waves Writers Festival for the third year in a row. It will host The Opening Address for the 2025 Festival which celebrates its fifth year in operation as the Central Coast\u2019s first and only \u2013 writer\u2019s festival. This event is ones of their biggest events of the year and will hear from three well-known speakers on the festival theme: burning bright. A must-see conversation for book lovers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Esteemed social psychologist and ‘national treasure’ Hugh Mackay has always sensed the winds of change before anyone else. He’ll encourage us towards kindness and finding the best…in ourselves and in others. Wiradjuri man and public intellectual Stan Grant will share a personal and poetic paean to peace, forgiveness and ‘deep respect’. And self-described \u2018journalist-ish\u2019 Jan Fran \u2013 best known for hosting ABC\u2019s Question Everything<\/em> \u2013 will share her unique take on the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Local independent bookseller, Umina Beach Book Nook, will be on site on the evening to sell copies of authors\u2019 books for signing after the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Art House is excited to foster this relationship between two organisations striving to enrich the cultural landscape of the Central Coast year-round. Words on the Waves have been successful in culminating a literary following in the south side of the coast and seen that expand with The Art House in the north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Art House and Words on the Waves Presents The Art House is proud to continue their partnership with the Words on the Waves Writers Festival for the third year in a row. It will host The Opening Address…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sync_status":"none","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/WOW-Promo-Tile.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/feed\/podcast\/default-podcast","embedCode":"
Words on the Waves Opening Address<\/em><\/strong>
Wed 28 May 7PM
Tickets: $30.00
www.thearthousewyong.com.au<\/a> | 02 4335 1485<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Words on the Waves 2025 Opens with Hugh Mackay, Stan Grant and Jan Fran at The Art House<\/a><\/blockquote>