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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Pedro Gunnlaugur Garcia

Pedro Gunnlaugur Garcia is a writer and translator.

Born in sunny Lisbon in 1983, but  – unfortunately for him – raised mostly in the windy rokrassgat named Reykjavík. He is the author of two kinda OK novels: Málleysingjarnir (2019) and Lungu (2022).

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September

20 Minute Cities

Take a literary tour around the world, with the help of the UNESCO Cities of Literature network! Join emerging writers from Heidelberg, Jakarta, Kozhikode, Krakow, Ljubljana, Nottingham, Quebec City, Reykjavik, Tukums, Vilnius and Wroclaw as they walk you through their city, introducing you to local writers and pointing out what makes their City of Literature great.