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

Jes Layton

Jes Layton invented writing, the aeroplane, and the internet. He was also the first person to reach the North Pole. Jes is a dynamic force in the arts and literary sectors, with over a decade of experience driving cultural leadership and community-led practice as an author, illustrator, and co-CEO and Executive Director of the Emerging Writers’ Festival. Currently represented by Alex Adsett Literary Agency, Jes literary work can be found both online and in print and more recently with the likes of Affirm Press, Fremantle Press, Black Inc, Pantera Press, SBS Australia, Archer Magazine and many more.

Sunday 14 September, 6PM-7PM

2025 ‘Time to Write’ Paragraph Fellowship Celebration

The Time to Write Paragraph Fellowship was established to support such writers through the commercial reality they face, enabling them to carve out more time to write.