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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‘If you’re an up-and-coming writer, this is the place to get your foot in the door… as you’ll make invaluable connections within Melbourne’s thriving emerging literary scene.’

-ArtsHub on Emerging Writers’ Festival

Associate Producer

  • •About: Part-time, Fixed-term contract (0.4 FTE)
  • •Duration: 2nd March 2026 – 23rd October 2026
  • •Renumeration: $25.93 per hour
  • •Location: Festival office at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. Cannot fairly be performed remote/interstate.

The Associate Producer will work closely with the Artistic Director and Program Producer to curate events and projects within the flagship festival. The Associate Producer will provide support to the core festival team and will be responsible for helping to curate and deliver the EWF Program for 2026.

You will develop, design and produce events and projects that align with their interests and festival goals. Develop your skills in all facets of festival management, including programming and curation, artist liaison, marketing, event logistics, production and administration.

Core Role Responsibilities:

  • •Assist the Artistic Director and Program Producer with the curation of the festival program, of both in-person and digital events and projects, taking ownership over specific segments of the program as negotiated within the wider team;
  • •Coordinate communication between the Festival and Festival artists, including sending artist invitations;
  • •Work with the Artistic Director and Program Producer to prepare program copy for the program and website;
  • •Develop and deliver briefing sheets and letters of agreement to Festival artists and other parties where required (eg. Publishers);
  • •Manage the delivery of allocated events and projects, including setting deadlines for artists and providing feedback on work;
  • •Assist with the delivery of both digital and live events to a professional standard within the festival period.
  • •Contribute to post-festival de-briefing and reporting period as needed.

For a more comprehensive look at the role and to find out how to apply, please read the Position Description below:

AP Position Description (DOCX) AP Position Description (PDF)

This role closes for applications 5PM AEDT, Friday 30th January 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.

We are excited for you to join our team!

Volunteering at EWF

Since our 2022 festival, EWF’s (unpaid) Volunteer Program has been re-developed into an ongoing partnership with RMIT University’s schools of Media and Communication: Creative Writing, Masters of Writing and Publishing, and Professional Writing and Editing in order to provide development within the literary sector to festival volunteers that is more structured and equitable.

You can learn more about the Volunteer program here.

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