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.
EWF celebrates the history and creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.
"People are always scared of new communication technologies. Plato writes that when the god Theuth gave Pharaoh Thamus the invention of writing, he refused it on the basis that literacy would destroy wisdom and make all young people ignorant. After t...
'If we are to really create an environment and platforms for diverse voices, we need to allow them to have and express the full spectrum of their personhood.'
"At LOL we love to get down and dirty making things together. Participants can expect a hands-on, practical session in generating their own content, finding confidence in their own unique voice and learning how to get the most out of collaboration."
The winners of the prize were announced last night at the Emerging Writers’ Festival Opening Night Gala by EWF Ambassador Chandani Lokuge.
"My writing community is diverse and widespread, straddling the length of the Great Ocean Road. Through monthly meetings and exchanges of writing online, we seek to overcome our isolation from Melbourne’s hub by encouraging our members to use the c...
"I think there is a deep similarity in the ways Australia and New Zealand exist in relation to their colonial history, like it’s some big ugly night we’d rather forget, but are unable to see through its hangover."
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