The Emerging Writers’ Festival (EWF) is one of Australia’s most established and well-respected literary festivals. We exist to develop, nurture and promote Australia’s new writing talent, creating platforms for connecting writing communities and their audiences.
Through the flagship festival in Melbourne and an annual program of events, EWF provides opportunities for emerging writers to develop professionally, and supports them to engage new and larger audiences. We are a place where creativity and innovation are celebrated, where new talent is nurtured and where diverse voices from across Australia are represented.
The 2019 Emerging Writers’ Festival will take place from Wednesday 19 June – Saturday 29 June.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Izzy Roberts-Orr
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Will Dawson
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Aisha Trambas
MARKETING COORDINATOR
Julianna Toth
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Katie Wilkins
PROGRAM PRODUCER
Linh Nguyen
WEBSITE DEVELOPER
GRAPHIC DESIGN
2018 FESTIVAL ILLUSTRATION
2018 FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHY
2018 CREATIVE PRODUCERS
Vishaka Kumar
Mia McAuslan
Duyen Nguyen
Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh
Christian Tsoutsouvas
EMERGING WRITERS’ FESTIVAL BOARD
Craig Semple (Chair)
Erica Chan (Secretary)
Sandra Stoklossa (Treasurer)
Fran Berry
Cate Blake
Tim Fisher
Latoyah Forsyth
Kirsten Freeman
Andrea Spencer
Cara Sputore
PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Each year the EWF works with a small group of writers and industry professionals with strong local and national networks to develop the festival program. The 2018 Program Advisory Committee is:
Andy Butler
Jax Jacki Brown
Kat Clarke
Bronte Coates
Hannah Donnelly
Dr Melinda Harvey
Khalid Warsame
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