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.
This year, EWF helped six Creative Producers to develop and implement events during the Festival. Each of them worked on different events, from closed forums to suburb-wide programs and one-night bangers. In the lead up to the closing of applications...
Geoff Orton is the founder of Writers Bloc (http://thewritersbloc.net/), previous director of the Younger Young Writers’ Program at the National Young Writers’ Festival and a high school teacher. At EWF15 Geoff hosted the Unlikely Paths panel at...
Jane Howard is an arts journalist, critic, and researcher who has worked throughout Australia and the UK. In 2015 she was Kill Your Darlings’ theatre and performing arts columnist, her work has appeared in publications including ABC Arts Online, Re...
James Tierney was the online Books and Writing columnist for the Melbourne literary journal Kill Your Darlings in 2015. His writing has appeared in The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Big Issue. He is currently working on a boo...
It’s that time of the year again and we are looking for amazing individuals to undertake our unique internship program – our awesome Creative Producers!
Lou Heinrich is a stone cold bibliophile who writes about pop culture and women. Every day she falls more in love with stories, honesty and life. At EWF15 Lou featured in our #writingwhilefemale day as a panelist on Writing While Feminist.
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