The Emerging Writers’ Festival work, learn and play largely on the land of the Kulin nation, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.

EWF celebrates the history and creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.

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Jessica Knight

Jessica Knight is a writer based in Naarm. Her memoir was published by Ultimo Press in 2024. It’s entitled Strange Little Girl.

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Monday 9 September

Next Big Thing

Celebrate new works and fresh writing talent in this special EWF24 edition of The Wheeler Centre’s much-loved Next Big Thing readings series.

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Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September

UWRF & EWF: In-Conversation

Join a cross-continental in-conversation reflecting on the evolving role of storytelling in a global context. Witness this exchange of ideas and dreams, as each writer enquires into the other’s diverse creative practice.

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Sunday 15 September, 7PM

Closing Night: BANQUET

Gather beneath stained glass for the final event of EWF24: an etheral spring banquet.

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Friday 13 September, 5:30PM

Flight of the Bats

Join us, unplugged, at Fairfield Amphitheatre to hear readings that celebrate these motifs and more, while the foxes take flight overhead. A Spring staple, with a literary twist!

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Tuesday 10 September, 6:30PM

Writing Short Stories

The first in our Writers’ Toolbox series. Learn what makes a great short story by analysing your own favourites.

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