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 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.

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Thursday 11 – Thursday 18 September

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Featuring...

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.