About the Emerging Writers’ Festival

The Emerging Writers’ Festival is an independent arts organisation based in Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. We exist in order to promote the interests of emerging writers – to improve their opportunities for professional development as well as their engagement with the broader public.

Each year the Emerging Writers’ Festival brings writers, editors, publishers and literary performers together with the reading public for a festival that is fast becoming an essential part of Australia’s literary calendar.

Contact Us

In writing
PO Box 21251
Little Lonsdale St
Melbourne VIC 8011

By phone
+(613) 9094 7877
+(61) 421 920 012

By email
[email protected]

Office

We are located in the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing & Ideas.

Festival Staff

Director
Lisa Dempster
Sales & Marketing Officer
Sarah Jansen
Geeks in Residence
Daniel Donahoo
Pierre Proske

Festival Board

Matt Davies (Chair)
Renee Barnes (Deputy Chair)
Stephen Rebikoff (Secretary)
Roelof Van Der Merwe (Treasurer)
Gideon Hornung
Mary Masters
Scott Stirling

Advisory Committee

Each year the EWF works with a small group of writers and industry professionals with strong local and national networks to ensure that festival programming remains relevant to the needs of emerging writers, and that appropriate writers are invited to the festival.

The 2012 Program Advisory Committee is:

Alex Adsett (QLD)
Anna Barnes (VIC)
Dr Sally Breen (QLD)
Dale Campisi (TAS)
Marisa Pintado (VIC)
Tim Sinclair (NSW)
Laurie Steed (WA)
Sam Twyford-Moore (NSW)
Marcus Westbury (VIC)