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.

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EWF X Awesome Black: STAUNCH

Awesome Black is a creative social enterprise, developing original First Nations talent and unique storytelling content across a variety of mediums.

This year Awesome Black has collaborated with the Emerging Writers Festival to commission a special EWF24 edition of STAUNCH. Read here!

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September

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Featuring...

Skye Cusack

Skye is a queer & neurodivergent Dulgubarra-Yidinji writer living in Naarm. She founded BluSkye Marketing in early 2023 (feeling very clever for coming up with the name) with a vision for an accessible First Nations owned marketing agency. Outside of running BluSkye Marketing, you may find her around Naarm performing yarns that make you laugh, cry and wonder why she’s admitting these things to a live audience.

Travis De Vries

Travis De Vries, a Gamilaroi and Darug multidisciplinary artist, is the driving force behind Awesome Black as its founder & managing director.