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The Board of the Melbourne Writers Festival have announced a new leadership team for MWF18 and beyond. Writer, producer and literary critic Marieke Hardy will become the festival’s first Artistic Director, with Shona Barrett moving into the role of CEO.
Board Chair John Myers said Hardy would build on the success of MWF Festival Director and CEO Lisa Dempster, who presents her fifth and final MWF from 25 August to 3 September 2017.