The Next Big Thing: 2021 Emerging Writers’ Festival edition

Series

The Next Big Thing

Where

wheelercentre.com

When

Monday, 21 Jun 2021, 06:30pm - 07:30pm

Event Status

Past event

After a turbulent year, we’ll blow away the literary cobwebs together with the Emerging Writers’ Festival. Join us online to hear readings from some of Australia’s best emerging literary voices, including 2020 Next Chapter recipient Sam Elkin, author of Emotional Female Yumiko Kadota, and Voiceworks contributor Mickhaella Ermita.

Presented in partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival

Esther Tuddenham is no longer able to take part in this event.

Featuring

Featuring

Sam Elkin

Sam Elkin is a trans masculine writer and radio maker living on unceded Wurundjeri land. Sam has been a Wheeler Centre Next Chapter fellow, and his essays have been published in the Griffith Review, Overland, Kill Your Darlings and Bent Street. Sam has produced a number of radio shows including Tran... Read more

@SamElkhorn

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Yumiko Kadota

Yumiko Kadota is a medical doctor in Sydney and debut author. Her memoir, Emotional Female, details the challenges women (of colour) face in the public health system, particularly in the male dominated field of Surgery. Yumiko has written for the Guardian and has appeared on ABC News, 7.30, The Drum... Read more

@mindbodymiko

Mickhaella Ermita

Mickhaella Ermita (she/her) is a Filipino-New Zealander creative non-fiction writer, performer and Honours student at the University of Melbourne, where she is Women’s Officer for 2021. She is currently completing a thesis on the performativity of public protests during a pandemic. Her writing... Read more

Lauren Taylor

Lauren is the Wheeler Centre’s Senior Programme and Podcast Producer. She has worked extensively across Melbourne’s arts and cultural sector as a creative producer, programmer, broadcaster, podcaster, facilitator and media maker with organisations including Triple R, Monash University Performing... Read more