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A reading list? For spring? Groundbreaking.   Ruby  For our work book club, I’m reading No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood. Outside of that, I am looking forward to reading Against Disappearance: Essays on Memory, which is the new anthology from Liminal (and I am not just reading it because I have an essay in it…) while I have some much-needed downtime from work!  Greer  I just read a book called Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman, which was recommended by Mary Gaitskill on her Substack. The authors had a conversation that mentioned the influence of Gait ..read more

On Friday 4 November, EWF is teaming up with Hachette Australia for a unique virtual event that takes you behind the scenes at one of Australia’s biggest and brightest publishing houses. Hachette Australia represents an array of A-list international and local authors, publishing around 100 new Australian titles every year. Its stellar line-up of local authors includes bestselling two-time Golden Dagger winner and ABIA Fiction winner Michael Robotham; bestselling and award-winning ABIA Book of the Year winner Jessica Townsend; Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks; Australia’s bestselling non ..read more

Hachette Australia, along with the Richell family, is honoured to present The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers for 2022, in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival and support from The Pedestrian Group. After receiving over 700 entries, we are delighted to announce the 20 writers on this year’s longlist. The 2022 longlisted writers are: • Alexander Bennetts • Anne Myers • C.R. Masters • Callum Methven • Clare Hawthorne • Eva Lomski • Fiona McDonald • Hajer Al-awsi • Jessica Lewis • Jessica Stanley • Kate Harris • Lisa Cortez • Lisa Dowdall • Maggie Walters • Natalie Phillips • Natali ..read more

Back in the depths of lockdown five, our Marketing and Publicity Coordinator Catherine Huang interviewed herself for the EWF Blog. Now, as Catherine’s time at EWF draws to the close, she tackles the arduous task of interviewing herself once more for some final words on her time at EWF. Hello Catherine. Hello! Are you ready for another round of hard-hitting questions? As ready as I will ever be, I think. Confident as ever. Well, let’s get into it! Would you like to introduce yourself for those that are new? Sure thing. My name is Catherine (she/her), and I’m the outgoing (sad!) Marketing and Pu ..read more

This week on the EWF blog, we have a quick chat with #EWF22 artist Thabani Tshuma. Hello Thabani! Can you introduce yourself to the EWF Blog? I’m Thabani [waves]! I’m a writer, curator and performance poet. Mega-nerd, enthusiast of video games and lover of watching entire seasons of shows in single sittings. This year you’re involved in three events for EWF (Program Launch, EWF x Thin Red Lines and Writing the Stars). You’ve also been involved with EWF in previous years. Can you talk a little about what EWF means to you? EWF for me has always been a space of permission. I feel like the literar ..read more

Amazing Babes is back for 2022! One of EWF’s favourite performance events, this year we’re thrilled to be joined by seven Amazing Babes, who in turn, will share stories about the Amazing Babes that have influenced them, inspired them, cared for them, and shared with them. We sat down with just a few of the babes who will appear at the event on Monday 20 June, to learn a little more about what to expect! URVI MAJUMDAR Hello! Can you introduce yourself to the EWF Blog? Hi! I’m Urvi, I’m a writer, comedian and producer living in Naarm. I love literature and the community that EWF fosters and I ..read more