It’s really happening! Tomorrow I fly to Brisbane to run our very first festival events in Queensland.

When I look out our events, particularly the program for the Digital Writers’ Conference, I feel really proud. It’s a fantastic lineup of events, with excellent and inspiring writers, and I know it will stimulate a lot of discussion and ideas.

As someone who was incredibly inspired by being in the audience at the EWF five years ago – so much so that I became a repeat festival offender and eventually got myself into a staff role – it gives me a little shiver to think of the impact that we are about to make on the emerging writers of Brisbane. Guys, I feel confident that you are going to love it!

I’m also proud that the EWF community rallied and made our fundraising efforts a big success. It means a lot to us that it was our audience who made this Brisbane adventure possible.

Big thanks to all our generous supporters, and also our fantastic venue hosts and event partners, particularly Queensland Writers Centre, If:Book Australia and Avid Reader, and also to our Brisbane Programming Advisory Committee members, Alex Adsett, Sally Breen and Chris Currie!