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

Louisa Duval

Louisa Duval writes award-winning small town romcoms; stories with heat and heart with a sprinkle of sass like the Golden Girls, and the small-town comedy of Schitt’s Creek folded in, and a dollop of an Aussie accent.
When not writing, Louisa is a career counsellor helping teens decide what to do next. Louisa is also a former ABC Radio Community Correspondent for the Granite Belt region in Queensland and hosts two podcasts; ‘Bluey’s Brisbane’ real life locations featured in ‘Bluey’ and ‘Beyond the Crown’, an oral history about the pageant queens of Apple and Grape Harvest Festivals in Stanthorpe.

Sunday 14 September, 11AM-1PM

Happily Ever After

From sporty stories or small towns filled with swoony singles and star-crossed dragon-riders, join two romance authors on for a workshop on why romance can be for every reader and writer.