Presented in partnership with Williamstown Literary Festival.
Free registration for this event is available here.
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.
In partnership with Williamstown Literary Festival, four exceptional writers from the West will share selections from their most recent work, live at Williamstown’s beautiful Town Hall.
Presented in partnership with Williamstown Literary Festival.
Free registration for this event is available here.
Wheelchair, service animal, hearing loop, onsite parking bay
Sunday 18 June, 4:30pm
Williamstown Town Hall
104 Ferguson St, Williamstown VIC 3016
Kgshak Akec is a South-Sudanese writer, performing artist, and a lover of words.
Elise is the Executive Officer of the Williamstown Literary Festival.
Sam Elkin is a writer, arts producer and radio maker living in Naarm.
Gareth Morgan is the author of Dear Eileen, and When A Punk Becomes A Spunk, and co-director of Sick Leave.
Lia Dewey Morgan is a poet and writer living on stolen land in Narrm. She grapples with the continuity and chaos present in contemporary living, using poetry as a toolkit to pry open our muddled moment. Her first book, ‘Bath Songs’, was published with local press nomorepoetry.
Saturday 17 June, 10am-5:15pm
The National Writers’ Conference is the place for emerging writers to develop their skills, hear from leaders in the field, and forge connections within the industry.
Saturday 17 June, 1:45pm
What is it we do when we write? How does composition relate to vision? Bella Li discusses two particular methods of composition – collage and ekphrasis – as well as general compositional principles of structure and sequence, in works of poetry.
Saturday 17 June, 10am
Kick off the National Writers’ Conference with a panel featuring this year’s incredible Ambassadors.
Wednesday 21 June, 6:30pm
Allow writer, comedian, thought leader, disabled ingenue and sometimes blonde Alastair Baldwin, to break down what it means to create meaningful, unforgettable Television.
Australia’s premier festival for new
and emerging writers.
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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