This year, EWF helped six Creative Producers to develop and implement events during the Festival. Each of them worked on different events, from closed forums to suburb-wide programs and one-night bangers. In the lead up to the closing of applications...

Geoff Orton is the founder of Writers Bloc (http://thewritersbloc.net/), previous director of the Younger Young Writers’ Program at the National Young Writers’ Festival and a high school teacher. At EWF15 Geoff hosted the Unlikely Paths panel at...

Jane Howard is an arts journalist, critic, and researcher who has worked throughout Australia and the UK. In 2015 she was Kill Your Darlings’ theatre and performing arts columnist, her work has appeared in publications including ABC Arts Online, Re...

James Tierney was the online Books and Writing columnist for the Melbourne literary journal Kill Your Darlings in 2015. His writing has appeared in The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Big Issue. He is currently working on a boo...

Lou Heinrich is a stone cold bibliophile who writes about pop culture and women. Every day she falls more in love with stories, honesty and life. At EWF15 Lou featured in our #writingwhilefemale day as a panelist on Writing While Feminist.

Ever thought you’d like to be part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival team? Here’s your chance! We are on the lookout for the next round of amazing individuals to join us as Creative Producers for EWF 2016. We spoke to Adelaide Fisher, one of ou...

Oliver Mol was the co-winner of the 2013 Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers and was the recipient of a 2012 Hot Desk Fellowship. His debut book is Lion Attack! At EWF15 Oliver was a panelist on the Early Bloomers panel as part of the National...

Eliza Henry-Jones works with drug and alcohol affected families using horses as a means of therapy. Her debut novel, In the Quiet, was published this year. At EWF15 Eliza was a panelist on the Early Bloomers panel as part of the National Writers’ C...