In January of 2003, the Melbourne Emerging Writers’ Festival (Express Media’s newest program developed from their beloved Make it Up zine fair) took Australia’s literary community by storm. This earliest iteration of Emerging...

After receiving over 700 entries, we are delighted to announce the 20 writers on this year’s Richell Prize longlist.

Fringe leather jackets, olive oil, Marian apparitions, the perils of writing family. Is this a deranged shopping list?  These are just some of the things lingering in my mind after attending the Emerging Writers’ Festival. It’s fair to say t...

Levin Shillam attended EWF as a participant of Regional Arts Australia's Regional Scribes program in partnership with EWF.

Elena attended EWF as a participant of Regional Arts Australia's Regional Scribes program in partnership with EWF.