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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Panda Wong

Panda Wong is a poet and editor who lives and works on unceded Wurundjeri land. Her first chapbook, angel wings dumpster fire, and her first EP, salmon cannon me into the abyss, were released in mid-2022. She co-edited Best of Australian Poems 2023. She is also half of music/poetry project lotus threads with musician Hannah Wu.