Thursday 11 – Thursday 18 September
Ethers / Digital & EWF X
EWF X Veraison Magazine
Four Places to Eat and Drink During EWF — Despite what most food media leads us to believe, food writing doesn’t have to be formulaic. There’s more to eating and drinking in Naarm than a head chef’s (ex-successful) restaurant, and the three camera-friendly dishes “done a little differently.” Veraison brings together four writers with hopes of restoring sustenance to food writing.
Liam Alexander-Quinn
Liam Alexander-Quinn is an alleged graphic designer. He loves working with food and beverage people, making silly websites, and unpacking creative ideas over a bottle of wine.
Zarzokimi Moss
Zarzokimi Moss is Naarm/ Melbourne based writer, producer and artist with an experimental approach to film, performance, and writing. They completed a First Class Bachelor of Art (Honours) in Creative Writing in 2022. Their fiction, essayistic, and poetic works revolve around questions of how desire, dreams, and social fabrics shape our realities. They have been […]
Dylan Murphy
Dylan Murphy is a Melbourne based writer, comedian, filmmaker, and award-winning director of clowns. A 2024 RAW Comedy National Finalist and Best Newcomer nominee at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, his solo work blends deadpan storytelling with surreal emotional spirals. As a director, he has collaborated with performers including Scout Boxall, Hannah Camilleri, and Dougie […]
Victoria Winata
Victoria Winata is an Indonesian, Naarm-based writer, artist, and theatremaker who has lived across Central Java, Bali, and Melbourne.
In her creative practice, Victoria interrogates questions surrounding multiculturalism, identity, migration, and trauma. Writing in both Indonesian and English, Victoria is passionate about the rich exchange of knowledge, stories, and experiences that can be drawn from cross-cultural collaborations. Her theatrical works have been staged at Guild Theatre, La Mama, and the Motley Bauhaus. Meanwhile, her writing has been published in Cordite, Voiceworks, Farrago Magazine, Screen Queens, and the Suburban Review.
Ella Ferris
Ella Ferris is a Taribelang actor and writer from far north Queensland, now living and working in Naarm. In 2024 she was the inaugural recipient of the Meanjin inPlace Autumn residency where she wrote a memoir piece called ‘Crocodile,’ while also trying her hand (and mouth, and belly) at food writing. She recently closed a […]
Veraison Magazine
Veraison is an online zine about food and culture in Naarm/Melbourne– sent straight to your phone once a month. We specialise in unhinged recommendations, niche guides to cities, and critical yet playful longform op-eds, spreading the news about good people doing good things through the words of our good friends who have good ideas.
You might also like...
Friday 12 September, 6:00PM-8:00PM
EWF X Textile Message: An Exhibition
Textile Message presents seven stories about favoured and not-so-favoured clothes and textile pieces, woven with memory and emotion.
Tuesday 16 September, 1PM-2PM
(Anti) Literary
Writing circles can feel like exclusive clubs—hard to crack and harder to belong. Let’s unite in dissecting the rat race of performative wine-and-cheese readings, curated bios, and the tension between art and capitalism.
Monday 15 September, 6:30PM-7:30PM
The Next Big Thing: EWF 2025 Edition
Discover exciting new writers at a special Emerging Writers’ Festival edition of The Next Big Thing.
Subscribe to our email newsletter: