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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Astrid Edwards

Astrid Edwards is a bibliophile, literary judge and critic. At Future Women, she works towards equity in the workplace, and as a PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne, she explores the moral responsibility of the book publishing industry during the climate breakdown.