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

Travis De Vries

Travis De Vries, a Gamilaroi and Darug multidisciplinary artist, is the driving force behind Awesome Black as its founder & managing director. Renowned for his award-winning visual artistry, he seamlessly combines traditional landscape photography with a unique approach inspired by his oil painting practice. Travis’s photographic focus is on capturing the dynamic interplay of colour and light, especially during sunrise hours, creating a style almost akin to portraiture.

In the sonic space Travis is known as Source Decay, crafting intricate soundscapes and ambient compositions, using field recordings and electronic samples to create immersive audio experiences. 

Under Travis’s leadership, Awesome Black thrives as a dynamic platform, pushing artistic boundaries through innovative collaborations and showcasing his mastery in blending various artistic disciplines.

Appearing In

Thursday 5 September – Sunday 15 September

EWF X Awesome Black: STAUNCH

An EWF edition of STAUNCH

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Sunday 8 September, 2:15PM

Editing Unveiled

In reality, most writing is really editing – and few can do it alone! Hear from book and journal editors, publishers, and literary industry experts about the editor-writer relationship, the purpose and ethics of editing, and everything that goes into revising your writing with rigour.

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Monday 9 September, 10AM

Keynote: Writing People

Hear from award-winning writer, Daniel Browning, on what it means to artfully render the essence of a person.

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Monday 9 September, 9AM

Sinister Wisdom: Panel

Join this panel from Sinister Wisdom, the world’s longest-running lesbian literary magazine coming to Australia.

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Saturday 14 September, 11AM

Poster Poems

Join poet Alison J Barton and Troppo Print Studio for a hands-on workshop all about different approaches to visual poetry. During the workshop, participants will have the chance to add to a collaborative poem, which will be turned into a paste up poster by Troppo Print Studio, to be unveiled at the end of the workshop. The workshop coincides with the ‘Future Foundations’ exhibition curated by Troppo Print Studio, which celebrates the past, present and future of printmaking and is currently showing at Counihan Gallery.

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