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.

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Dominic Gordon

Dominic Gordon is from Melbourne. His work has appeared in Meanjin, The Suburban Review and other literary journals. In 2018 Dominic was awarded the competitive Berry Street Fellowship, at the State Library Victoria, where he began work on what would become his first book, Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk. Since the 2024 release of his book, he has appeared on numerous ABC radio segments, his most recent was on Conversations with Richard Fidler. He lives with his partner and young son. And is currently working on a new collection of essays.