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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Madeleine Ryan

Madeleine Ryan is an Australian writer, director & author. Her articles & essays have appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, SBS, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph & VICE. A Room Called Earth was her first novel. Her second novel, The Knowing, is out now. Her third novel, love, honour & obey, is due 2026.

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