The EWF Blog

Jim Thomas lives in Melbourne, on Wurundjeri land. His writing has appeared in Voiceworks.

Aileen Westbrook won the 2018 Monash Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing, taking home $4,000 for her story ‘Mistook’, chosen from over 340 entries. We spoke to Aileen about her winning piece and advice for 2019 applicants. 

Kirby Fenwick is a writer, editor, audio producer and social media producer with a passion for the untold stories of women.

Congratulations to the 2019 Melbourne Recital Centre Writers’ Residency recipients: Kiara Lindsay, Xanthea O'Connor, Caitlin McGregor and mentor Adalya Nash Hussein.

Emerging Writers’ Festival is thrilled to announce the appointment of Alice Muhling as executive director.

Latifa Elmrini Gonzalez is a visual artist, writer, spoken word poet and freelance curator and educator. A coffee and book addict, she is currently completing a degree at Victorian College of the Arts and knee deep into literary and art things of all...

Dr Jay Ludowyke is an author and academic with a research focus on narrative nonfiction, objects and artefacts. She holds qualifications in writing, history and library services.