Apr 24, 2025

Your Guide to Melbourne Writers Festival — Through the Eyes of a Creative

by Stephanie Ongkowijoyo Melbourne Writers Festival and Emerging Writers' Festival are proud to partner to bring you insights into the 2025 Melbour...

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Mar 26, 2025

Meet the 2025 MWF First Nations Curators

We are excited to have Bundjalung and Kullilli writer, journalist and radio broadcaster, Daniel Browning and Yuwaalaraay storyteller and performer, Na...

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Mar 18, 2025

Magical Thinking: Message from Festival Director Veronica Sullivan

Any reader will tell you that books possess a special kind of magic. They transform our understanding of ourselves and others. They animate diverg...

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Mar 24, 2025

Phone-a-Poem

Dial a number on a landline handset to hear new poetry read by regional Victorian poets. From 8-11 May, look for three handsets at Festival venues and...

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Dec 12, 2024

MWF's Summer Reading List

Looking for the perfect page-turner to pair with your summer sun sessions? The team at MWF has you covered.   From timeless classics to hot-...

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