The Emerging Writers’ Festival acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, learn and work, and pays respect to their Elders past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
EWF celebrates the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.
Not all writers’ manuscripts make their way to bookshops and bookshelves the same way. Hear from these stellar debut authors as they discuss the writing processes behind their first books, their paths to publication and what really happens once your book is out in the world.
Hosted by Astrid Edwards
This session is part of the National Writers’ Conference, a one-day online gathering of emerging writers on Zoom.
To attend, you can buy a National Writers’ Conference Pass here to enjoy the full day of industry insights. Check out the full Conference program here.
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Kavita Bedford is an Australian-Indian writer with a background in journalism, anthropology and literature.
Astrid Edwards is an interviewer, teacher and advocate. She coordinates the Associate Degree of Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University, and she is the Chair of the Melbourne Writers Festival. Most importantly, Astrid is a bibliophile.
In 2020, Susan Francis’ debut memoir, The Love that Remains was published by Allen and Unwin. She is currently writing her second book, a novel centred around the controversy of the Balibo Five. She was recently a finalist in the Varuna House Publisher Introduction program, and has been interviewed about her memoir in a broad variety of media, including ABC Conversations and Mamamia’s, No Filter.
Adam Thompson is a pakana writer from Launceston, Tasmania. He has been published by the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Griffith Review and Kill Your Darlings.
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