In 2025, Emerging Writers’ Festival turns a new page. With reimagined event formats and a program bursting with cross-disciplinary projects, community connection and bold creative energy, the festival continues its mission to platform fresh voices and provide inspirational ground for writers of all ages and stages of their career.

At this special launch event, the Emerging Writers’ Festival team will provide a tour of their 2025 program highlights, core offerings and deep cuts – including transformative workshops, immersive conversations, powerful readings and opportunities to simply write, be and share with fellow storytellers. Then, artists Mohamed Sudi, Andrew Sutherland, Bayley Turner and Festival Guest Curator Coral Reeve will share new work responding to this year’s evocative artwork.

Make a toast and riffle through your personal copy of the program as the countdown begins for the festival’s return on 11 September.