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

Jeanine Leanne

Jeanine Leane is a Wiradjuri writer, poet and teacher from the Murrumbidgee River in south west NSW. She currently works at the University of Melbourne.

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?