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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Past Festivals & Projects

Want to re-live all the action from a past Emerging Writers’ Festival? Check out the links below!

2022:


2021:

2020:

Click here to see the 2020 full program, the 2020 National Writers’ Conference or check out the 2020 artists. As the 2020 festival was all online, you may also be interested in our platforms and our commitment to accessibility.

2019:

Click here to see the 2019 full program, the 2019 National Writers’ Conference or check out the 2019 artists.

2018:

Click here to see the 2018 program, or check out the 2018 artists.

2017:

Click here to see the 2017 program, or check out the 2017 artists.

2016:

Or you can revisit the 2016 program here, and see all the artists from that festival.

Looking for the Digital Writers’ Festival? All that info, including a past festival archive, can be found here.