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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Isabella Eichler-Onus

Isabella Eichler-Onus is a proud Gunditjmara writer living in Naarm. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne. She has published poetry with Red Room Poetry and Voiceworks, and has been involved in events with the Melbourne Writers Festival, YIRRAMBOI, and the Wheeler Centre. Her work explores themes of identity, cultural connection and the intricate relationship between land and body. You can find her @bellieeichler on Instagram.

Sunday 14 September, 3PM-4PM

Future Laureates: Young Writers on Poetry and Power

Australia is to have its own national Poet Laureate in 2025. Writers under 25 explore what this will mean, and who will this role serve?