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

Thomas Vowles

Tom’s debut novel, Our New Gods, was published by the University of Queensland Press. As a screenwriter, Tom has worked with production companies based in Los Angeles, London and Australia. His original feature film script, Birth, is currently in pre-production in LA with an eye to shoot in the Canary Islands. Tom released a collection of short stories as an episodic zine, and is a graduate of Central Film School, London, and the Faber Academy.

Sunday 14 September, 6:30PM-7:30PM

Genrequeer

From an AFL romcom to Naarm’s underbelly, discover how traditional tropes can redefine our literary expectations of queerness. In partnership with Melbourne Writers Festival.