The EWF Blog

Bri Lee talks with EWF about her exchange with the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival.

Out of 467 entries, 14 have made it to the shortlist.

"Humour has so much tangled up in tension and honesty that it’s hard to manufacture a stage persona that you have to work to stay within."

"It is very hard to get a job as a cartoonist because none of the old cartoonists will die and you are not allowed to kill them."

"I was looking for something big and colourful to do this year; something I could really test myself against and grow through. When I heard about the opportunity to be a Creative Producer at the Emerging Writers’ Festival, I knew it was the perfect...

"All those in-between moments of limbo I’ve had in my life—times when I decided to move across the world or cut ties with someone or start (or quit) a big project—present that opportunity to either succeed or fail spectacularly. The decisions w...

"At this point in my life I know two things for sure: 1. I am at my best when working on creative projects. 2. I have an unfettered love for writers’ festivals."