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.

Enter site

The EWF Blog


21 June, 2016

Haydn Trowell: translation and creativity

"In literary translation in particular, what's important isn't just what is said, but also how it's said, and the effects of how it's said, so it's often justified to diverge from the literal meaning in order to convey these things, which requires an...


19 June, 2016

Amazing Babe: Roj Amedi

'If we are to really create an environment and platforms for diverse voices, we need to allow them to have and express the full spectrum of their personhood.'