Rae Johnston is a Wiradjuri woman who was born and raised on Darug & Gundungurra Country in the Blue Mountains of NSW. Rae plays Wilga Guulany in The Gammin Guild, an all-Indigenous Dungeons and Dragons group infusing Aboriginal storytelling with role-playing games. A multi-award-winning broadcast journalist with a focus on the geekier side of life, she was the first Science & Technology Editor for NITV at SBS, and currently travels the country as a host on NITV’s Going Places with Ernie Dingo, and ABC’s Back Roads. Rae serves on the boards of the Telstra Foundation and Swinburne University of Technology.
Appearing In

Friday 13 September, 7PM
EWF X Gammin Guild
Tune into the next chapter of the Gammin Guild’s live roleplaying story as part of EWF24 .
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Saturday 7 September, 2:15PM
Research & Archive Use
Hear how these research virtuosos go about archive fossicking. Learn tips on how to keep track and organise your research, and questions to ask yourself throughout your investigations.

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September
Frames to Fiction
Build an entire narrative around a single frame or a fragment of a screenplay. New prompts will be shared regularly on our Discord channel, inviting you to connect with fellow writers and fuel your creative fire.
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Thursday 1 August, 6:30PM
Program Launch: Divinations
Celebrate the launch of the 2024 Emerging Writers’ Festival, as well as our debut as a springtime affair.
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