The Next Big Thing: EWF 2025 Edition

Mabel Gibson is a twenty five year old yamitji writer. Mabel grew up in boorloo (Perth), kinjarling (Albany), and jambinu (Geraldton) – three vastly different locations, whose landscapes and climates all play an important role in Mabel’s story. Crybaby is Mabel’s debut book, a collection of micro memoirs, that follows her through all the seasons […]

Andrea Thompson is a writer, music journalist, artist manager and promoter. Born in the north of England in the Swinging Sixties, Andrea has worked through a range of jobs including trades assistant in the north-west of Western Australia, factory worker, teacher and public servant, but her one constant is writing. Geraldine began as a memoir, […]

Sara Haddad is an editor and writer who lives and work on Gadigal land. She has worked in publishing in Australia and overseas for over 35 years. The Sunbird is her first work of fiction.

Patrick Lenton is an author and journalist living in Naarm. His debut novel, a queer rom-com called In Spite of You comes out in August 2025 with Pantera Press. He is also the author of the short story collections Sexy Tales of Paleontology, Uncle Hercules and Other Lies, and A Man Made Entirely of Bats. […]

Aylin Mulayim is a poet and writer interested in writing back to language. Her recent work has been published in Cordite Poetry Review and Voiceworks. She lives in Naarm/Melbourne, where she currently studies Literature and Creative Writing.