Meet the 2025 Hot Desk Fellows
Meet the 22 writers taking part in the Hot Desk Fellowships program in 2025, and read more about their projects.
2025 is the 13th year of The Wheeler Centre’s Hot Desk Fellowships, which provide emerging writers with a space to inspire their process and build a creative community.
The Wheeler Centre will offer twenty-two writers a fellowship, including a $1250 stipend and dedicated workspace in the building over a ten-week period. We look forward to sharing their work with you, both online and in our Next Big Thing reading series, throughout the year.
The 2025 Hot Desk Fellowships are made possible by the generous support of the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne, the Readings Foundation and the Just Pretending theatre group.
Meet the writers below, and read a short description of each project.
Jamil Badi
Libbie Chellew
Teneille Clerke
Emma Clancey
Nina Culley
Yasmin
Thirangie Jayatilake
Violet Kieu
Jo Langdon
N. J. Madden
Elliott McMahon
Josephine Mead
Madelaine Nunn
Katie Paine
Helena Pantsis
Graham Panther
Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh
Bek Schilling
Delsa Tuitea (Just Pretending)
Freddy (Emily) Weir
Ange Yang
Rebecca Zhong (Gabrielle Williams Fellow)
The Wheeler Centre’s Hot Desk Fellowships are generously supported by the Faculty of the Arts, University of Melbourne as part of a new three-year cultural partnership celebrating Australia’s leading literary talents.
The 2025 Hot Desk Fellowships are also made possible through the Readings Foundation and the Just Pretending theatre group.
