Emerging Writers' Festival

Emerging Writers' Festival 10-18 Sept 2026

'When I saw this year’s callout for the Guest Curator role, I saw it as an opportunity to curate an opening night that i...
23/06/2026

'When I saw this year’s callout for the Guest Curator role, I saw it as an opportunity to curate an opening night that is just as meaningful for the mob performing, as well as the audience members coming through ...'

Meet moirra., EWF’s 2026 Guest Curator! ✨

moirra. (he/him/hir; xe/xer/xers) is a Yorta Yorta, Boon Wurrung, and Jewish tr*******al poet, writer and artist living on Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country. Xer work explores Blak Q***rness and Q***r Blakness, disability and madness, and relationality to Country, our Ancestors, and community.

We chatted to moirra. on our blog to get know xer better before you can see xer appearance at our Program Launch at The Wheeler Centre on Wednesday 5 August, 6.30PM.

Read our chat with moirra. on the EWF blog: https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2026/2026-guest-curator-spotlight/

Grab tickets to EWF26 Program Launch: https://www.wheelercentre.com/events-tickets/season-2026/emerging-writers-festival-program-launch-2026

See you there 👋

How can you directly support the arts, and new literary voices, this EOFY?By supporting EWF this EOFY, you're able to di...
20/06/2026

How can you directly support the arts, and new literary voices, this EOFY?

By supporting EWF this EOFY, you're able to directly affect the lives of hundreds of working artists and writers across the continent, with one tax-deductible donation!

All tax-deductible donations we receive this end of financial year, as with every year, go directly back into our festival. For example, we have been able to raise our workshop fees by $100 per artist in the last year thanks to the generosity of our community! We're hoping to raise that number again this year. With your help, we can make it happen.

From now until 30 June 2026, any donation over $2 made to EWF is tax-deductible this year!

Support the future of new voices in the arts: https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/donate/

DEADLINE EXTENDED!!! 🥳In partnership with Latrobe City Council, EWF is seeking EOIs from writers in the Latrobe City Cou...
19/06/2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED!!! 🥳

In partnership with Latrobe City Council, EWF is seeking EOIs from writers in the Latrobe City Council area to run a creative workshop at the 2026 Emerging Writers' Festival.

Pitch us your workshop idea and join our 2026 festival, running 10-18 September 2026. Open to emerging and established writers of all disciplines.

Workshop pitch EOIs NOW close for writers living in the Latrobe City Council area on Friday 10 July, 11:59PM AEST.

Submit your workshop pitch: https://emergingwritersfestival.wufoo.com/forms/emerging-writers-festival-x-latrobe-city-council

Gippsland Performing Arts Centre Latrobe City Council

We are officially launching our 2026 festival program, and you're invited!Join us to lift the curtain on this year’s pro...
18/06/2026

We are officially launching our 2026 festival program, and you're invited!

Join us to lift the curtain on this year’s program highlights, hidden gems and signature offerings – from transformative workshops and immersive conversations to powerful readings and spaces for reflection, connection and creative exchange.

You'll also be lucky enough to preview the artists appearing at EWF26 with new work from Chloe Mayne, Ella Rowe, Lucy Fan Xu and Festival Guest Curator moirra. ✨

This year, we're back with a vibrant program of cross-disciplinary projects, shared inquiry and bold creative energy. Bringing together writers, artists and audiences across generations and practices, the Festival remains a vital space for emerging voices, creative experimentation and literary community. We can't wait to share it all with you at our 2026 Program Launch!

⌛ Wed 5 August, 6.30PM
📍 The Wheeler Centre & streamed online
🎟️ Free tickets via The Wheeler Centre website: https://www.wheelercentre.com/events-tickets/season-2026/emerging-writers-festival-program-launch-2026

Celebrate with a toast, explore your personal copy of the program and begin the countdown to the 2026 Emerging Writers’ Festival.

The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas

We want to make working as a writer and artist viable. With your help, we can continue to increase our artist pay & help...
16/06/2026

We want to make working as a writer and artist viable. With your help, we can continue to increase our artist pay & help more writers pursue their craft seriously, towards a career.

Any one-off or ongoing amount makes a huge difference to what we can do at the Emerging Writers' Festival. Even just ten people donating $15 each averages one emerging writer getting commissioned to produce a new creative work for the festival, and getting the chance to form community with other new and developing creatives at EWF26.

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have been able to raise our workshop fees by $100 per artist in the last year! We're hoping to raise that number again this year, and with your help we can make it happen.

From now until 30 June 2026, any donation over $2 made to EWF is tax-deductible this year!

Support the future of new voices in the arts: https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/donate/

It's time to take your story to The Next Chapter, The Wheeler Centre’s landmark writing program.Each Next Chapter writer...
16/06/2026

It's time to take your story to The Next Chapter, The Wheeler Centre’s landmark writing program.

Each Next Chapter writer will receive a $15,000 stipend and be paired with a handpicked mentor to work closely with them as they progress a major writing project.

Applications for are now open and will close at 5pm on Friday 31 July 2026.

Full details on TWC's website here: https://tinyurl.com/EWF16June

In partnership with Latrobe City Creative Venues & Libraries, EWF is seeking EOIs from writers in the Latrobe City Counc...
15/06/2026

In partnership with Latrobe City Creative Venues & Libraries, EWF is seeking EOIs from writers in the Latrobe City Council area to run a creative workshop at the 2026 Emerging Writers' Festival.

Pitch us your workshop idea and join our 2026 festival, running 10-18 September 2026. Open to emerging and established writers of all disciplines.

Workshop pitch EOIs close for writers living in the Latrobe City Council area on Thursday 25 June, 11:59PM AEST.

Submit your workshop pitch: https://emergingwritersfestival.wufoo.com/forms/z16c883912nxnfe/

Latrobe City Council Gippsland Performing Arts Centre

W***y Lit Fest is back again this year from 12-14th of June.Choose from 38 conversations, panels, workshops, performance...
09/06/2026

W***y Lit Fest is back again this year from 12-14th of June.

Choose from 38 conversations, panels, workshops, performances, kids and teen events, walks and immersive experiences over one special mid-winter weekend by the sea.

This year we’re honoured to have almost 80 guests on the line-up, including culinary great Stephanie Alexander, comedy legend Shaun Micallef, and award-winning literary luminaries Evelyn Araluen, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Tony Birch, who will appear alongside a whole host of broadcasters, journalists, poets, memoirists, essayists, educators, community arts leaders and many local favourites

38 events.
80 festival guests.
3 days by the sea.
View the full program and secure your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/host/willy-lit-fest

🌟 By supporting EWF this EOFY, you're able to directly affect the lives of hundreds of working artists and writers acros...
08/06/2026

🌟 By supporting EWF this EOFY, you're able to directly affect the lives of hundreds of working artists and writers across the continent, with one tax-deductible donation!

All tax-deductible donations we receive this end of financial year, as with every year, go directly back into our festival. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have been able to raise our workshop fees by $100 per artist in the last year! We're hoping to raise that number again this year, and with your help we can make it happen.

From now until 30 June 2026, any donation over $2 made to EWF is tax-deductible this year!
👉 Support the future of new voices in the arts: https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/donate/

Thank you for supporting our festival!

Photo credit EWF

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have been able to raise our workshop fees by $100 per artist in the last y...
02/06/2026

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have been able to raise our workshop fees by $100 per artist in the last year!

In 2026, we're hoping to raise this number again, to make working as a writer and artist a more viable option in the current landscape.
All tax-deductible donations we receive this end of financial year, as with every year, go directly back into our festival. We're hoping to continue raising our artist fees, and with your help we can make it happen!

From now until 30 June 2026, any donation over $2 made to EWF is tax-deductible this year!
👉 Support the future of new voices in the arts: https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/donate/

Thank you for supporting our festival!

Photo credit: Grace Auld

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