The Emerging Writers’ Festival work, learn and play largely on the land of the Kulin nation, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.

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Virtual Writer in Residence

In partnership with the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office, Emerging Writers’ Festival is proud to host Georgie Fehringer for a virtual residency for the month of November. Follow the links below to see what they’ve been up to!

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Introducing: Georgie Fehringer, Virtual Writer In Residence:

In partnership with the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office, EWF is proud to host Georgie Fehringer for a virtual residency for the month of November. To kick off their residency, we asked Georgie a few questions about her work, the lit scene in Iowa and what they hope to work on during their residency.  […]

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Poetics of Space Making: A Self-Guided Workshop

In writing, we are so often worried about getting from A to B – whether that is moving the narrator or character from one place to another, getting dialog from one character to another, or information from the narrator to the reader – we often forget about the spaces that surround ourselves, our words, our […]

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An Invitation to the Carnival: An Experimental Essay

We’ve loved having Georgie Fehringer as our Virtual Resident for the past month. For the final component (for now!) of their Virtual Residency, Georgie has written an experimental essay on craft. Keep an eye out for Georgie’s involvement with EWF in the future! An Invitation to the Carnival Because verse is easier to read As […]

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