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Prices per event listed below.
Conference
Town Hall Writers’ Conference
Sat 26 May, 9:00 AM
The cornerstone event of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, the two-day Town Hall Writers’ Conference is programmed to inform and inspire writers of all genres and styles.
Melbourne Town Hall $49/$34
Town Hall Writers’ Conference
Sun 27 May, 9:00 AM
The cornerstone event of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, the two-day Town Hall Writers’ Conference is programmed to inform and inspire writers of all genres and styles.
Melbourne Town Hall $49/$34
EWFdigital: Stories in your Stream
Mon 28 May, 12:00 AM
Bringing the festival to a national and global audience, EWFdigital is the Emerging Writers’ Festival online, a space that enables writers to discuss how their words work on the web.
FREE
Launch
Launch: The Emerging Writer
Fri 1 Jun, 6:00 PM
Join us for the launch of the Emerging Writers’ Festival book.
NGV Studio, Federation Square FREE
Market
Page Parlour
Sun 3 Jun, 12:00 PM
Featuring more than 40 stalls with a vast variety of indie books, literary journals, posters, hand-crafted story books, zournals, zines and much, much more!
The Atrium @ Federation Square FREE, no bookings required
Network
Late Night Book Club
Tue 29 May, 9:00 PM
Held at our Festival Hub, the Late Night Book Club will feature a different host and theme each meeting.
Rue Bebelons FREE, no bookings required
Small Press Social
Sat 2 Jun, 7:00 PM
Part networking event, part industry mixer, Small Press Social is a chance for Australia's best indie publishers to meet and mingle!
Rue Bebelons Invite Only
EWF Open Mic
Sun 3 Jun, 12:30 PM
We’re handing the mic over to you! Bring your poems, your stories, your micro-fiction and show us what you’ve got.
This massive two-hour event will be packed with exciting new voices, including a feature performer each hour, plus more voices who want to be heard...
(Sign-up sheets will be available from 12pm. Please limit your reading to five minutes.)
Participating Writers (see all writers)
Supported by City of Melbourne.Future Bookshop, NGV Studio, Federation Square FREE, no bookings required
Panel
Seven Enviable Lines
Sat 26 May, 10:00 AM
Our Ambassadors share the seven tips they wish they had known at the start of their careers
Swanston Hall @ Melbourne Town Hall $12/$8
Trends in Publishing
Sat 26 May, 4:00 PM
Today’s hot topics and platforms might be outdated tomorrow, so should writers be keeping up with current issues or trying to predict future trends?
Swanston Hall @ Melbourne Town Hall $12/$8
Industry Insider: Emerging Critics
Mon 28 May, 6:00 PM
Interested in gaining a little inside information? Want to network with the writing industry? This series is for you!
Rue Bebelons $12/$8
Industry Insider: Emerging Editors
Tue 29 May, 6:00 PM
Interested in gaining a little inside information? Want to network with the writing industry? This series is for you!
Rue Bebelons $12/$8
Industry Insider: Indie Publishing
Wed 30 May, 6:00 PM
Interested in gaining a little inside information? Want to network with the writing industry? This series is for you!
Rue Bebelons $12/$8
Industry Insider: Get Money, Get Paid
Thu 31 May, 6:00 PM
Interested in gaining a little inside information?
Rue Bebelons $12/$8
Performance
Stories That Matter
Thu 24 May, 7:30 PM
Join us for the gala opening of the 9th Emerging Writers’ Festival. Stories that Matter is a celebration of all things literary.
Treasury Theatre $20/$12
Masters and Slaves
Sun 27 May, 1:45 PM
At the Masters and Slaves event Small Room Writers’ Collective will take on the momentous swathe of the literary and musical canon
Swanston Hall @ Melbourne Town Hall 12/$8
TweetFilm
Mon 28 May, 8:00 PM
TweetFilm is like talking through a film, 140 characters at a time, with no limit to the size of your lounge room.
Loop Free, bookings essential
Emerging #QandA
Tue 29 May, 7:30 PM
Based on the (in)famous television show of the same name, Emerging #QandA is a political commentary chat show
Fitzroy Reading Room FREE, bookings required; contact Yarra Libraries on 1300 695 427 or at [email protected]
Poetry Cafe
Wed 30 May, 3:00 PM
Held at The Moat, the Poetry Cafe is an afternoon to hear poets perform their work
The Moat FREE, no bookings required
Revenge of the Nerds Slide Night
Wed 30 May, 7:30 PM
As much as we may want to deny it, there is a nerd inside us all...
The Workers Club $12/$8
Lunchbox/Soapbox with Anita Sethi
Thu 31 May, 12:45 PM
The Human Experience in the Digital Age: Conversation, Relationships and Social Connection.
The Wheeler Centre FREE, no bookings required
Fright Night
Thu 31 May, 8:45 PM
Who doesn’t love a spooky story and getting chills down their spine?
State Library of Victoria, Queen's Hall $20/12
Future Bookshop
Sat 2 Jun, 12:00 AM
How will we be reading in the future? Step into Future Bookshop at NGV Studio to find out!
NGV Studio, Federation Square FREE, no bookings required
Live Podcast: I heard you like re-reading books?
Sat 2 Jun, 11:00 AM
Outside broadcast of the podcast variety.
The Wheeler Centre FREE, no bookings required
Penguin Plays Rough gets Graphic
Sat 2 Jun, 6:00 PM
Penguin Plays Rough gets Graphic @ Future Bookshop
Future Bookshop, NGV Studio, Federation Square FREE, no bookings required
Spelling Bee
Sun 3 Jun, 6:30 PM
Spell your heart out at our closing night party.
Gertrude's Brown Couch FREE, no bookings required
Workshop
Signal Express: A-Z of interviewing
Thu 24 May, 5:30 PM
This Express Media workshop will take you through the A-Z of interviewing.
Signal, FREE, bookings required
Masterclass: Business of being a writer
Fri 25 May, 12:00 PM
If only the duties of a writer were limited to writing!
The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing & Ideas $75
Creative Writing Bootcamp
Tue 29 May, 6:00 PM
Ready to apply some of the creative motivation the festival inspires?
City Library, Seminar Room 1 FREE, no bookings required
Signal Express: Indie Publishing Primer
Wed 30 May, 5:00 PM
This Express Media workshop will introduce you to independent publishing.
Signal, FREE, bookings required
The Rabbit Hole
Fri 1 Jun, 12:00 AM
Introducing The Rabbit Hole – a three-day writing frenzy. Your aim? 30,000 words.
The Wheeler Centre FREE, bookings essential
Masterclass: Blogging
Fri 1 Jun, 11:00 AM
Take your blogging to the next level.
The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing & Ideas $75
Social Media for Writers
Sat 2 Jun, 12:00 PM
Navigating social media for writers.
Fitzroy Library FREE, bookings required; contact Yarra Libraries on 1300 695 427 or at [email protected]
Social Media for Readers
Sat 2 Jun, 2:30 PM
Navigating social media for readers.
Fitzroy Library FREE, bookings required; contact Yarra Libraries on 1300 695 427 or at [email protected]
Signal Express: Daily Broadsheet
Sun 3 Jun, 3:30 PM
Join Express Media for a panel session discussing the experience of creating The Signal Express at Emerging Writers Festival.
Signal, FREE, bookings required
