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
Jennifer Grafton
Gail Lister
MWF Staff
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
Front of House and Volunteers Manager — Poppy Mee
Marketing & Partnerships Coordinator — Georgia Booth
Education Advisor — Karys McEwen
Publicity — Common State
Graphic Design — Sweet Creative
Website — Mecca Medialight