The EWF Blog

We are delighted, along with Hannah Richell and the Richell family, and in partnership with the Hachette Australia, to announce the longlist for the 2025 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.

The 2025 Emerging Writers' Festival is one week away! As the festival gets closer, we sat down with EWF's Associate Producer Kanika Chopra to learn more about what goes into programming a national literary festival, for writers and by writers.

Unfolded, a new podcast from the University of Melbourne, presents audio fictions from some of Australia’s favourite writers with in-depth interviews that go inside the stories’ inspiration and writing.

This year, EWF refreshes it's look not only with a new festival and new festival artwork, but also with a brand-new logo. Learn all about EWF's new look, a collaboration between our team, Festival Designer Selena Repanis and DUM DUM STUDIO.

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.