2016 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers longlist
Announcing the 19 longlisted writers for the 2016 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.
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.
Announcing the 19 longlisted writers for the 2016 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.
On exchange from UWRF, poet Adimas Immanuel featured in several EWF events, and during his stay in Aus we connected him with regional Victorian writer, Mark Smith, for a cultural and community exchange.
This has been a great initiative by the EWF and I hope it continues into the future. It provides a connection through something we are all passionate about – writing, which transcends borders, nationalities and cultures and brings together artists...
'Believing love is possible is both the most difficult things, and one of the things that motivates us to keep going. That really covers a lot of aspects for me; believing in love is hard a lot of the time.'
'In terms of fiction, I’ve always enjoyed speculative fiction and how it can utilise the most imaginative aspects of storytelling. Recently, though, I’ve been exploring and come to really appreciate non-fiction and realistic stories as well – I...
'I think we’re at a really interesting time in history when we’re conceiving of love in innovative, unconventional ways—polyamory, online dating, conscious uncoupling, etc.'
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