The Emerging Writers' Festival (EWF) exists to promote the interests of emerging writers - to improve their opportunities for professional development and their engagement with the broader public.The Festival mixes emerging literary professionals with more established writers to forge a better understanding between the past and future of Australian writing, and to bring a high level of intellectual endeavour to all the Festival's activities.
The Emerging Writers’ Festival:
• Has a broad definition of writing
• Focuses on the creative practice of writing
• Is both a writers’ conference and an arts festival that critically engages with ideas
• Fosters writers’ communities and creates links between them
• Is accessible and intimate
• Promotes engagement by the broader public with new writers and new writing
• Is a national event
David Ryding, the 2009 Festival Director, makes the following comment:
Many emerging writers hope there will be a clear moment, a happening, that will open all the right doors and then they can unashamedly call themselves a writer. Does this happen? Is the overnight sensation a reality or the result of many long nights? Will you get discovered after one submission? Can you instantly find an agent? In short yes, of course, it can happen...
While I am as idealistic as the next person, I do believe that the single one event is always the culmination of lots of other events. Writers make their luck, and constantly looking for opportunities makes the path towards declaring yourself a writer a clear and rewarding one.
Within the ten days of the Emerging Writers’ festival there is a lot of opportunity for emerging writers to find inspiration, to reinvigorate their desire to be the best writers they can be, as well as enjoy the work of some of the finest writers you haven’t heard of…yet.
The 2009 Emerging Writers Festival will be held in various venues around Melbourne, from May 22 to May 31.
For a full program visit www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au.
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