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

Dechen Khadro

Dechen is an emerging screenwriter with a background in philosophy and visual art. They are currently based in Naarm/ Melbourne and Central Java. They are working on their first feature script, “Brother, I’m Between Shadows”. Dechen loves minestrone and YMO.

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September

Frames to Fiction

Build an entire narrative around a single frame or a fragment of a screenplay. New prompts will be shared regularly on our Discord channel, inviting you to connect with fellow writers and fuel your creative fire.