Announcing the 2025 National Writers’ Conference
Early-bird passes are now available for this year's National Writers' Conference, where publishing professionals from around the continent come together at The Wheeler Centre, 13-14 Sept 2025.
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Meet the 2025 Richell Prize Coordinator
We are so excited to introduce the coordinator for this year’s Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, Anita Solak! Anita Solak is a poet and electronic literature artist living on unceded Wurundjeri land.
Call-Out Open for PenPals, with Dublin City of Literature
Emerging Writers Festival and Dublin City of Literature are accepting applications for PenPals, a virtual meeting space. Ten writers from Melbourne and ten writers from Dublin will meet over four sessions in a guided, virtual room during September, a...
Get winning writing advice from previous Richell Prize winners!
The 2025 Richell Prize for Emerging is currently open for submissions, presented in partnership by Emerging Writers' Festival and Hachette Australia. The evergreen advice of previous winners is perfect for those looking to submit their work.
Announcing EWF25 Program Launch!
Join the EWF Team at this special launch event, a tour of their 2025 program highlights, core offerings and deep cuts – including transformative workshops, immersive conversations, powerful readings and opportunities to simply write, be and share w...
Announcing the winner of the inaugural Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers
Announcing Melissa King's 'The Bungalow' as the winner of the inaugural Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers, presented in partnership with RMIT University.
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