"I am pleased to partner with the Larita Academy because it creates invaluable opportunities to hear different experiences, share insights and stories, and learn from one another with open hearts and minds – something we can all benefit deeply from."

My involvement is...

  • Panelist Class of 2026

Veronica Sullivan is Festival Director/CEO of the Melbourne Writers Festival.

She is a Board member of Overland literary journal and a member of the Custodial Committee of the Kat Muscat Fellowship. Previously, she was Head of Programming at The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas.

She has been a founding board member and Program Manager of the Feminist Writers Festival, Prize Manager of the Stella Prize, and Online Editor of Kill Your Darlings. Veronica is a former columnist for Books+Publishing magazine, writing on the Australian publishing industry.

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