The free program for the 2017 Emerging Writers’ Festival is overflowing with a range of free events, conversations, parties and workshops - we round up a few of our favourites.

“I’m extremely lucky and trying very hard not to lose my cool”

I spent some time reading sad advice columns from sad writers and collated the advice for all of us floating around in this over-emotional dingy.

"Whenever people walk by my desk, I’m a little worried they’ll see I’m looking at BDSM photos or books like 'In Praise of the Whip: A Cultural History of Arousal'."

“I’m obsessed with figuring out how storytelling works.”

A new genre has risen to prominence out of our darkest fears: Cli-Fi.

We chat with Lili about her approach to writing for young adults in the lead up to Masterclass: YA.

Our two-day National Writers’ Conference (June 17 - 18) is packed with panels and talks delving into the art and the craft of being a writer.