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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Chloe Mayne

Chloe Mayne is a poet and scholar working in the realms of decoloniality, motherhood and ecology. Her poems have been published in places such as Overland, Australian Poetry and Best of Australian Poems. She was a finalist in the 2024 Judith Wright Poetry Prize and is a current recipient of the Marten Bequest for Poetry. Chloe is a descendant of the trawlwoolway people of north-eastern lutruwita/Tasmania.

Saturday 13 September, 10AM-11AM

Parents Are Writers Too

Parenting gives you great material and hundreds of new experiences, but it leaves you with little to no time to write. Take back an hour for yourself as we explore how parents rely on community and culture to keep their writing alive.