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#EWF25 11-18 Sept
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'Does elsewhere exist or is its elusiveness the very point? Is this life enough?'

This week, Shu-Ling Chua invites us into interdisciplinary meditations, as part of the EWF25 exhibition 'EWF X Textile Message'!

✨ Read here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2025/te...
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This week, Mira Roberston traces personal histories in the garments of decades, as part of the EWF25 exhibition with 'EWF X Textile Message' with us!

✨ Read here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2025/te...

Textile Message is a collaborative project about clothes and other textile objects.
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This week, we're sharing Leila Lois' reflections on culture and comfort, as part of the EWF25 exhibition 'EWF X Textile Message'!

✨ Read here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2025/te...
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Relive the EWF25 exhibition with 'EWF X Textile Message' with us!

This week, we're sharing Julia English's poetry and reflections on the ways we notice change in ourselves.

✨ Read here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2025/te...
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Relive the EWF25 exhibition with 'EWF X Textile Message' now featuring weekly on our blog!

This week, we're rewinding back to Emilie Collyer's piece reflecting on personal histories intertwined with fabric and clothing.

✨ Read here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2025/te...
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We want to continue being able to create accessible spaces for writers to come together in community.

You can help us today! ✨

Become an EWF Bookmarker, and help us raise our artist fees to make work as a writer more liveable & sustainable

Join today: emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
We're so lucky have festival alumni Tzeyi Koay & Christos Tsiolkas share on the importance of communities for new writers.

If you'd like to support our work this AusArt Day, you can become an EWF Bookmarker and receive some amazing literary goodies!

Full info: emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The average Australian writers' salary is less than $19k so imagine what it's like for writers who don't have a book published!

EWF Bookmarkers is your way to be able to support emerging writers & make working as a writer more sustainable

Become an EWF Bookmarker: emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We've made it halfway through AusArt Day, and we're so honoured by the support and donations we've received thus far!

If you'd like to support our work, pledge as an EWF Bookmarker today to receive a tonne of literary perks!

Support the future of the arts: emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
EWF Bookmarkers is our new way to support our mission to raise our artist fees and make working as an artist a liveable and sustainable option for emerging writers.

Become an EWF Bookmarker by pledging $30 or more quarterly to support our festival and receive awesome literary perks!
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This AusArt Day, we are delighted to launch a new way for your to support our festival -- EWF Bookmarkers! This initiative is for ongoing donors who pledge $30 or more quarterly to help us raise our artist fees and further support our growing community

Find out more: emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Emerging Writers' Festival is all about championing and nurturing new writer and new literature, and EWF Bookmarkers is our brand-new way for our community to support what we do, while getting some awesome literary perks!

Become an EWF Bookmarker: emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
EWF Bookmarkers is our new donor initiative to help us raise our artist fees and make working writer more sustainable and accessible! By raising funds this AusArt Day, we are able to build a sustainable model towards increasing our artist fees into the future.

emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This AusArt Day, EWF is raising funds to raise our artist fees and make working as writer more accessible and sustainable.

To make it easy for you to support what we're doing, we've launched a brand-new fundraising initiative: EWF Bookmarkers

Full info here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We are delighted to participate in Creative Australia's AusArt Day to launch our new donor initiative, EWF Bookmarkers!
By pledging as an EWF Bookmarker, you're helping us raise our artist fees and make working as writer more accessible and sustainable in 2025.

emergingwritersfestival.org.au
October 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
What are your favourite EWF memories? 😍
TOMORROW IS THE DAY to share your EWF memories and tag us to support our AusArt Day donation campaign!

Find out more: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/bookmarkers/

Big thanks to Taylor Bennie-Faull & Ariel Reyes for their amazing videography work!
October 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
SAVE THE DATE for AusArt Day to join EWF's new initiative and support us in raising our artist fees to make working as an emerging writer more accessible!

This is the best way for you to show your support for our festival’s work!
👀 Find out more: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/supporting-t...
October 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Relive EWF25 with 'EWF X Textile Message' now featuring weekly on our blog! @piecedwork.bsky.social

First up is Anne M Carson's piece, which brings together historical embroidery, synchronicity, and poetic biography.
🦄 Read here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2025/te...
October 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Tell us how we did! ✨

Our audience feedback survey for EWF25 is now live. We use your feedback to improve our festival for the future. So have your say and help us make the Emerging Writers' Festival even better!

Take the 2-min survey: emergingwritersfestival.wufoo.com/forms/z7pek5...
October 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Announcing the 2025 Richell Prize longlist! ✨

We are delighted, in partnership with the Hachette Australia, to announce the longlist for the 2025 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.

Full details here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2025/an...
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
EWF25 opens today! We're so excited to share these next 8 days of connection & quality writing time with our growing community of writers!

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September 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In Robert Lukins' stead, Tim Loveday will join Andrea Thompson and Aan Mansyur to trace back to the beginnings of their creative careers at...

NATIONAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE
📅 13-14 Sept
📍 The Wheeler Centre & online
🎟 Full Weekend Passes available: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/nwc-re...
September 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Join us this Thursday evening for stories under the stars at Fitzroy Gardens for OPENING NIGHT: FINDING YOUR WAY. 🌌

📅 Thursday 11 September, 6PM
📍Fitzroy Gardens
🎟️ Free / PWYW tickets here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/openin...
September 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
First Nations storytellers CROOKED TP, AJ LEE, MAIJA FLOOD, CORAL REEVE & KIMBERLY LOVEGROVE explore historical paths and guide you along a contemporary Songline.

OPENING NIGHT: FINDING YOUR WAY
📅 11 Sept, 6PM
📍Fitzroy Gardens
🎟️ Free tix: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/openin...
September 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
In Rasha Tayeh's stead, Taj Scicluna joins Miriam Latif & Lori Curran to surface our internalised cultural stories about “wellness” & call to rewrite their meanings.

The Myth of "Wellness"
📅 16 Sept, 4PM @ Studio Take Care
🎟 Free/PWYW tix available: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/the-my...
September 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM