November 4, 2020
MWF welcomes new board directors
Melbourne Writers Festival is delighted to welcome five new directors to the board in 2020.
Melbourne Writers Festival is delighted to welcome five new directors to the board in 2020.
Artistic Director Michaela McGuire shares her bold vision for MWF.
Michaela McGuire to join MWF as its new Artistic Director.
Literary giant Kate Grenville, author of Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall and Wind of Change podcaster Patrick Radden Keefe will join MWF Digital. Melbourne Writers Festival today unveiled its first local and international guests, announcing highlights of the program that will run online from 7–16 August 2020. Beloved Australian author and Orange Prize-winner Kate Grenville, whose […]
As well as activating the city of Melbourne with our new Literary Precinct, we’ll also be bringing the magic of MWF to the Dandenong community. Supported by the City of Greater Dandenong, check out the three free events taking place at Dandenong Library. Peter Polites: The Pillars Saturday 31 August, 2.30pm The anticipated follow up to Down […]
The 2019 ‘Love & Melbourne’ competition was open to international students living and studying in Victoria. They were invited to write, photograph, draw or film anything that best represented their love for Melbourne. The winners were announced on stage at the Wheeler Centre on Wednesday 4 September during MWF19. Winning Entries Visual Category: Fiona Kazan […]
We are thrilled to be bringing Croatia’s world-famous Museum of Broken Relationships to Australia for the very first time. The collection of anonymously donated objects of heartbreak and love lost will be exhibited within the Festival precinct throughout the month of September, after the museum’s originators, Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić, carefully curate a Melbourne-specific show. The Museum of […]
Through the lens of this year’s theme, we’re exploring what ignites our passions and fuels our craft. Follow your heart through this year’s program.
Ahead of our full program release on 10 July, we’re elated to announce some of world’s biggest names in literature, civil rights activism and music in a sneak peek of the authors and artists joining the program from 30 August to 8 September, with tickets to their events on sale now. Melbourne Writers Festival is […]
Melbourne Writers Festival is excited to announce that Rebecca MacFarling has joined the team as Chief Executive Officer. Before joining MWF, Rebecca was the interim CEO of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka. A marketer and fundraiser by trade, Rebecca has held roles at Musica Viva Australia, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Bangarra Dance Theatre, […]