Dr Carissa Lee is a Noongar actor and writer born on Wemba-Wemba country. Carissa’s writing has featured in The Guardian, Witness Performance, Australasian Drama Studies, Red Room Poetry, The Saturday Paper, Junkee, and The Conversation. Carissa is currently a commissioning editor at IndigenousX, while completing an Indigenous Research fellowship at Swinburne University.
Appearing In

Sunday 15 September, 7PM
Closing Night: BANQUET
Gather beneath stained glass for the final event of EWF24: an etheral spring banquet.
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Saturday 7 September, 2PM
Texting Images: BLINDSIDE & EWF Ekphrastic Readings
BLINDSIDE & EWF present the Ekphrastic Writing Program. This initiative invites four emerging writers to produce an ekphrastic response to an exhibition from Blindside ARI’s 20-year exhibition archive, culminating in a night of celebratory readings, where writers will share the works created, in front of the very artworks they have responded to.

Friday 6 September, 6:30PM
elegy
What does it mean to write in honour of the dead? Who is elegy for, and what are the ethical considerations and implications of such writing?

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
Fanfiction: Beyond the Canon
Combining case studies of fanfiction writers turned best-selling authors, publishing ecosystems across the world, and what fanfiction means to fans, these writers discuss how these thriving communities of writers and readers provide a space for emerging writers to practice and gain feedback.

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
Chapters: A Workshop Series
Across four sessions, unblock your creative energy, scope out new writerly connections, establish a pleasurable reliable routine, and have the chance to perform new work.
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