EWF 2016 program launched
The program for the 2016 Emerging Writers’ Festival, to be held in Melbourne from 14-24 June, has been announced. The 2016 festival will open with a ‘Storytelling Slam’ featuring four...
Readings Foundation awards $62,500 in grants for 2011
The Readings Foundation has announced the recipients chosen to receive funding in 2011. Trustees of the foundation, including writer Helen Garner, Readings staff, and donor Peter Donoghue, former managing director...
On Fancy Goods this week
On our Fancy Goods blog this week: Matthia Dempsey attends the launch of the program for this year's Emerging Writers Festival; in the light of the recent Miles Franklin controversy...
In brief
Nam Le wins PEN/Malamud AwardNam Le has added the PEN/Malamud Award to his impressive list of prizes awarded for his debut publication, The Boat (Penguin). The prize, for excellence in...
Emerging Writers Festival branches out
The fourth Emerging Writers' Festival will take place in Melbourne from Friday 25 May to Sunday 27 May, offering ‘panels, performances, readings and workshops featuring the best Australian writers you...