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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Artist

Bruce Mutard

Dr. Bruce Mutard is a comics maker, publisher and researcher. His graphic novels include The Sacrifice, The Silence, A Mind of Love and The Bunker. His latest graphic novel Bully Me, was published as Souffre Douleur in France. He completed his PhD at Edith Cowan University with his thesis The Erotics of Comics and makes scholarship as comics. He has been director of the Comic Arts Awards of Australia and editor/publisher of the Australian Comic Annual. He was a founding organizing committee member of the Perth Comic Arts Festival. His forthcoming graphic novel Tigerland will be published in 2025.

Wednesday 17 September, 6PM-9PM

Comics Off the Page Live: Exhibition Launch and Performances

RMIT’s non/fictionLab have teamed up with Speaking to Pictures & Pink Ember Studio to challenge 14 creators (Gutter Stars comics collective) to play with their comic practices and experiment with voice, performance and 3D forms. See and hear new work by visionary creators.