Board and Staff

Meet the team at Melbourne Writers Festival.

MWF Board

Debra Russell – Chair

Joanna Brand – Deputy Chair

Simon Hutchings – Treasurer

Sandra Denis – Secretary

Ahmad Abas

Declan Fry

Dr Jennifer Grafton

Gail Lister

Festival Director — Veronica Sullivan

General Manager — Adrian Basso

Head of Marketing & Partnerships — Mimi Nightingale

Program Producer — Maya Honey-Holmes

Production Manager — Rick Maxwell Douglas

Ticketing Manager — Samantha Atherley

Marketing & Partnerships Coordinator — Georgia Booth

Education Advisor — Karys McEwen

Bookkeepers — Joey Chen, Shadi Habash

Publicity — Common State

Graphic Design — Sweet Creative