What does it take to craft a romance worth reading in 2026? Where can you meet other emerging romance writers? Join us online or in-person at The Wheeler Centre for Masterclass: Romance Writing. Grab in-person or online livestream tickets: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

ONE WEEK LEFT TO SECURE YOUR SPOT at Masterclass: Romance Writing! 📅 When: 2 May 2026, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 Where: The Wheeler Centre & streamed online 👉 In-person and online tickets available ----- 🚨 Spots are limited for in-person tickets, so book now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

Hear from Leearna Shaw, contemporary rural romance author of 'A Farm in Golden Clouds' (2026), at this year's Masterclass: Romance Writing! 📅 2 May, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre & online 👉 Limited in-person & online tickets available so book now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

Hear from Olivia Tolich, author of 'Side Character Energy' (2026), at this year's Masterclass: Romance Writing! 📅 2 May, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre & online 👉 Limited in-person & online tickets available so book now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

EWF is proud to open entries to the 2026 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, in partnership with Hachette Australia. Entry is open to unpublished writers of adult fiction and adult narrative nonfic! Submissions are open until 13 July, 11:59PM AEST: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/richell-priz...

Hear from Josh Hortinela, author of upcoming 'Hate You to Love You' (2026), at this year's Masterclass: Romance Writing! 📅 2 May, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre & online 👉 Limited in-person & online tickets available so book now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

Absolute pleasure getting to speak with fellow writers about the authors perspective on getting a debut published. Thanks @emergingwriters.bsky.social and Hachette Australia for having me!

Hear from Keshe Chow at this year's Masterclass: Romance Writing! Keshe Chow is a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of 'Strange Familiars' (2026) and more. 📅 2 May, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre & online 👉 Limited tickets available: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

Hear from Jodi McAlister, author of 'An Academic Affair' and YA romantasy 'Valentine' trilogy, at this year's Masterclass: Romance Writing! 📅 2 May, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre & online 👉 Limited in-person & online tickets available so book now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

Missed out on EWF's first event of 2026 yesterday? No worries! Our upcoming Masterclass: Romance Writing on 2 May is at The Wheeler Centre & streamed online! 📅 2 May, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre & online 👉 In-person & online tickets: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

CLOSING TOMORROW! The 2026 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers is closing Monday 13 April, 11:59PM AEST.🔥 A literary prize for short speculative writing now open to Australian VE and university students. Submit your work here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

Debut romance authors come together to challenge misconceptions, discuss their craft, and analyse subgenres emerging in Aus publishing 📅 When: 2 May 2026, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 Where: The Wheeler Centre & streamed online 👉 In-person and online tickets: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

ONE WEEK TO GO! Join us 16 April, 10AM-4:30PM, for Inside the Publishing House! Our virtual conference taking you behind-the-scenes at one of Australia’s biggest publishing houses, Hachette Australia. Book now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/inside-the-p...

What do the possibilities of speculative writing mean to you? Show us in your submission to The Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers. Check out the full details and submit your work here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

The 2026 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers is closing NEXT WEEK!🔥 A literary prize for short speculative writing in all forms, now open to Australian VE & university students. Check out the full details and submit your work here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

Hear from last year's Speculate Prize winner Melissa King on what it was like to win... and this could be YOU! 🫵 The 2026 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers is now open to Australian VE and university students. Submit your work here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

There's so much happening at EWF, how are you supposed to keep up? 😵‍💫 ✍️ The Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers ✍️ EWF & Art Guide's New Writers Program 📅 Masterclass: Romance Writing 📅 Inside the Publishing House Don't miss a thing - join our newsletter: confirmsubscription.com/h/y/06705EEF...

Join Sunday Times bestselling author Keshe Chow for an exclusive workshop as part of our Masterclass: Romance Writing! ✨ 📅 2 May 11AM-4:15PM (full event) 📍 The Wheeler Centre & online 👉 In-person & online tix: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

Step foot inside the publishing house, and meet members of the Hachette team from across editorial, production, sales, and publicity. Find out how publishers work with writers in 2026. 👉 16 April, full event 10AM-4:30PM 💻 Online via Zoom 🎟️ From $30: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/inside-the-p...

Don't miss this writers masterclass! Hear from debut & seasoned romance authors, learn to craft a romance worth reading in 2026, and meet other emerging romance writers 📅 2 May, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre & streamed 👉 In-person & online tix: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

In this pitching masterclass, learn the must-haves for a successful pitch & the pitfalls to avoid. Publisher Sophie Hamley will run through the mechanics of pitching, with audience Q&A. 👉 16 April, full event 10AM-4:30PM 💻 Online via Zoom 🎟️ From $30: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/inside-the-p...

Learn what it takes to craft a romance worth reading in 2026, and meet other emerging romance writers. Hear from debut & seasoned romance authors at this one-day masterclass! 📅 2 May, 11AM-4:15PM 📍 The Wheeler Centre & online 👉 In-person & online tix: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/romance-writ...

⚠️ We've heard some writers need some extra time to polish their submissions for this year's Speculate Prize. This year's prize now closes MONDAY 13 APRIL. That's an extra 3 weeks to get us your short speculative work up to 3k words. Submit here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

Join writer, critic and Art Guide editor Neha Kale for a one-hour workshop on the craft and possibilities of writing on art for publication. Writing on Art is a free workshop, aimed at early-career art and culture writers. Register for free online: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2026/ar...

The 2026 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers is CLOSING SOON! A literary prize for short speculative writing in all forms, now open to Australian VE and university students. Submit your work here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

You've been so keen to practice and pitch your work-in-progress manuscripts to Hachette's editorial staff on 10 April that all the slots have SOLD OUT! 😱 📖 JOIN THE PITCH TIME WAITLIST: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/inside-the-p...

Looking for inspiration for your Speculate Prize submission? Check out last year's winning piece, 'The Bungalow' by Melissa King to get your writing juices flowing before the prize closes on Friday 27 March. Check out the full details & submit here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

What will make a publisher read your manuscript? What are publishers looking for when they acquire in 2026? 👉 16 April, full event 10AM-4:30PM 💻 Online via Zoom 🎟️ From $30 This is just one of many sessions at Inside the Publishing House! Book now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/inside-the-p...

What do the possibilities of speculative writing mean to you? Show us in your submission to The Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers! The winning writer will receive: 👉 A week-long writing residency 👉 $1,500 👉 and SO much more! Submit here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

The word  ‘crip’  was once used to discriminate. But today, it is reclaimed and celebrated. Our partnered MWF session brings together contributors and editors of the Mascara Literary Review’s anthology 'Crip Stories'. 👉 Grab your tickets: www.mwf.com.au/program/crip...

✍️ Announcing the Art Guide New Writers’ Program, from Art Guide & Emerging Writers’ Festival. This year-long program is for emerging writers writing about art & culture. Apply with: - A cover letter - A CV - A writing sample Full details: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/art-guide-nwp/

In our final piece in collaboration with @emergingwriters.bsky.social, Tara Grace explores loss, embodiment, and continuity in the 2025 @melbcinematheque.bsky.social season, 'Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation', guest programmed by Dr Ruth Richards. tinyurl.com/4khyk4jp

The 2026 Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers is a literary prize for short speculative writing in all forms, for Aus VE & university students. The winning writer will receive: 👉 A week-long writing residency 👉 $1,500 👉 and SO much more! Submit here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

💻 Back by popular demand! Inside the Publishing House is a unique, virtual conference running 16 April, 10AM-4:30PM that takes you behind-the-scenes at one of Australia’s biggest publishers, Hachette Australia. ✍️ View the full program & book now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/inside-the-p...

We are so excited to introduce EWF's new Associate Producer, Parth Rahatekar. We sat down and chatted with Parth so you can get to know them better. Read the full interview on the EWF Blog: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2026/me...

We are so excited to introduce EWF's new Operations Manager, Margherita Dellantonio. We sat down and chatted with Margherita so you can get to know her better. Check out the EWF Blog on our website on for the full interview: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2026/me...

Looking For Work? Our friends at Blak & Bright are hiring an Administration Manager! Head over to Blak & Bright’s website to apply: www.blakandbright.com.au/hiring-admin... Applications close midnight Sunday 22 March 2026.

"What meant the most about the experience was everyone's confidence in me." -Coral Reeve, 2025 EWF Guest Curator In 2025, Coral Reeve produced EWF25 Opening Night: Finding Your Way. This could be YOU! Applications for EWF's 2026 Guest Curator close 9 March. Apply now via our website!

In 2024, Guest Curator Mackenzie Lee produced EWF24 Opening Night: LIB[ERA]TION, where First Nations storytellers shared what an era of liberation looks like to them. This could be YOU! Envision EWF's opening event as 2026 Guest Curator! Apply here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/work-with-us/

'EWF is a space to project grassroots creatives and writers and centre our truth telling.' -Maya Hodge, 2023 EWF Guest Curator This could be YOU! 🫵 EOIs for EWF's 2026 Guest Curator are now open! Apply and get full info here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/work-with-us/ Closing Monday 9 March

One week to go for EWF's 2026 Guest Curator applications! This is a curation opportunity for emerging First Nations creatives to envision and program EWF's 2026 opening event, and appear in the 2026 festival! Apply here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/work-with-us/

Envision our 2026 opening event, and appear in our 2026 festival! In 2025, Guest Curator Coral Reeve produced EWF25 Opening Night: Finding Your Way. This could be YOU! Our callout for EWF's 2026 Guest Curator is now open: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/work-with-us/ -------------- 📸 Grace Auld

The Speculate Prize for Emerging Writers is back! Presented in partnership by Emerging Writers’ Festival and RMIT University.🔥 A literary prize for short speculative work, now open to Australian TAFE & university students. Check out the full details: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/speculate-pr...

EOIs for EWF's 2026 Guest Curator are now open! In 2024, Guest Curator Mackenzie Lee produced EWF24 Opening Night: LIB[ERA]TION. This could be YOU! Envision our 2026 opening event, and appear in our 2026 festival. Apply and get full info on our website: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/work-with-us/

EOIs for EWF's 2026 Guest Curator are now open! In 2023, Guest Curator Maya Hodge produced EWF23 Opening Night: Truth-Telling. This event saw First Nations storytellers take the stage to share their truths. This could be YOU! 🫵 Full info: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/work-with-us/

Curator call-out OPEN for First Nations creative! Emerging Writers' Festival is seeking an emerging First Nations producer to join our programming team as 2026 Guest Curator, a curation opportunity with a provided stipend. Full info: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/work-with-us/

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Artist call-out for EWF26 closes TOMORROW!! Don't miss your chance to be part of the premier festival for new writers and literature, coming 10-18 Sept! 🔥 Call-out closing tomorrow, 6 Feb. Don't miss out! 💻 Apply now: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/artist-call-...

Closing this Friday! Don’t miss your chance to be an artist in this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival! 😍

#EWF26 artist call-out open! After debuting his poetry collection in 2024, Carl Walsh applied to EWF 2025 & featured in our Melbourne Zoo event, From The Chrysalis, reading with other emerging poets. Want to be part of this year’s festival? Apply here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/artist-call-...