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.
Throughout EWF21, go on an amazing race to discover poetry across the city of Port Phillip. Head out on a treasure hunt to collect all five poems. Scan the QR code on each poster to unveil the featured artists and their poetry on the EWF website. Be the first to find and take a selfie with all five poems (using hashtag #EWF21) for a special EWF-themed prize.
Presented in partnership with the City of Port Phillip
Jamali Bowden is an Australian-born Afro-Anglo mixed-race queer creative who currently studies writing in Naarm.
Maya Hodge is a proud Lardil & Yangkaal woman raised in Mildura, Victoria. Based on the lands of the Kulin Nation, Maya is an emerging artist, published poet, curator and violinist whose work explores healing through the arts through musical performance, poetry, oil painting and collage.
Wen-Juenn lives and writes in Naarm. She loves catching public transport and talking about love. You can find her writing in Scum Mag, Going Down Swinging, Southerly, and Landfall.
Gareth Morgan is a poet and co-director of Sick Leave. He is the author of ‘Dear Eileen,’ part of the Slow Loris Series from Puncher and Wattmann
Harry Reid is a poet from Melbourne’s west. They’re a co-director of sick leave, and the author of “the best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend” (Puncher & Wattman, 2020).
What does your love sound like? Six writers dedicate silly little love songs to the people and objects of their affections. In these accompanying vignettes, they share stories of when music has made them lovesick, lovey-dovey or lovestruck.
You’re invited to submit one line responding to our question for a chance to have your answers arranged into a patchwork piece of writing.
Take a virtual sound walk through regional and rural Victoria on our interactive sonic map.
Three artists toy with the concept of junk mail and present playful creations that surprise and delight.
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