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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Introducing the EWF Festival Hub

The rumours are true! In 2025, EWF officially unveils our Festival Hub, located on Level 1 (below ground) of The Wheeler Centre. Open every day, the Hub is your single port of call to grab a cup of tea, work on your writing, read, socialise, and attend our daily morning drop-in writing sessions. If you’re in the city and need a place to hang out between EWF events, make yourself at home at EWF HQ.

Opening Hours & Hub Events

Thursday 11 September

Event: Peer Editing 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Friday 12 September

Event: Black Out Poetry: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Public Opening Hours: 9.30 AM – 12.00 PM & 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sunday 14 September

Event: Writer’s Salon: Not Funny Haha:  6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Monday 15 September

Event: The Morning Writer: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Public Opening Hours: 9.30 AM – 12.00 PM & 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Event: Page One, Chapter One: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Tuesday 16 September

Event: Writing With Animal Joy: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Public Opening Hours: 9.30 AM – 12.00 PM & 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Event: EWF25 Book Club: 6:00 PM -7:00 PM

Wednesday 17 September

Event: A Thing That Wants: Love Letter Workshop: 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Event: Long Story Short: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Public Opening Hours: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Event: Writers’ Salon: Diving Deep:  6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Thursday 18 September

Event: Flow State: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Public Opening Hours: 9.30 AM – 12.00 PM

 

The EWF Festival Hub space is open for writers to drop-in and use however between events to the opening hours above. So stick after a morning hub event or spend the afternoon in the hub ahead of an evening in the city!

For a full breakdown of events in the EWF Festival Hub space, please click here.

Getting There

The EWF Festival Hub space is located at The Wheeler Centre’s below ground space. This space is opposite The Moat restaurant entrance next to The Wheeler Centre’s main stairs. Please look for an EWF volunteer or signage during Hub opening hours to access the Hub.

If you get lost on the way, The Wheeler Centre reception staff will be able to assist, or feel free to email us for directions at [email protected] or DM us on social media.

We are so excited to get to provide our community with a space to land and casually commune with each other during the festival. We can’t to see you at the EWF Festival Hub!

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