After what seems like endless months of lobbying – creeping up behind Lisa Dempster in the supermarket queue, leaving weird notes in her letterbox, buying crates of Bonsoy and leaving them on her porch then retracting them – I will be descending upon the Wheeler Centre, as part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, to deliver it of what charm God granted it. But in service of what are known as ‘good times’: the 15 Minutes of Fame book launches.

15 Minutes of Fame

Are you a writer with published work looking to find the right audience? Do you need 15 minutes to meet new readers? Want to be a featured artist in the Emerging Writers’ Festival program?

The Emerging Writers’ Festival is looking for new writers interested in launching their publications in our 15 Minutes of Fame program.

15 Minutes of Fame will give new writers an opportunity to put new works in the spotlight within the Emerging Writers’ Festival.

15 Minutes of Fame is a series of short launches and readings by emerging writers of their newly published work, hosted by Estelle Tang (3000 BOOKS). Each session will include an introduction interview, followed by a reading and ending with a short question and answer component.

Each session will be 15 minutes in length (of course) and will be held nightly from Monday 24th May to Thursday 28th May at the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. A book table and bar will be run during the event.

If you are an emerging writer with a recently published work (within the last 12 months) and wish to be a part of 15 Minutes of Fame, please send your submission to info@emergingwritersfestival.org.au by Sunday 28 February with the heading ’15 Minutes of Fame’.

Submissions should be maximum two pages and include:

· a statement addressing why a launch/reading within the Emerging Writers’ Festival program would benefit you as a writer

· what publication you would like to launch, including an excerpt.

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