The EWF Blog

"It may seem like a no-brainer, but consume art voraciously – if you’re into theatre, see shows every week. If it’s writing, read lots! Go to gigs, meet artists, writers, producers. There is such a plethora of arts festivals and events in Melbo...

Share with us your favourite Australian debut book and you could win one of three copies of Ruth Clare's debut 'Enemy', a daughter's story of how her father brought the Vietnam war home.

Do you live in regional Victoria and would like to be a part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival 2016? Is there an exciting literary element in your home town that you would like to share to a national and international audience?

Want to be part of a festival-round daily newspaper at the Emerging Writers' Festival?

Are you the DWF's next Director?

Read the 2016 print program today, featuring the artwork of Snip Green.

We are devastated for our peers within the literary community who have received the news this week that they have been unsuccessful in their applications for renewal of their funding from the Australia Council.