The Emerging Writers’ Festival work, learn and play largely on the land of the Kulin nation, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.

EWF celebrates the history and creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.

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Workshop, Morning Pages, Free & Professional Development

Morning Pages: Embodied Writing

Start the morning with an intuitive walk around Melbourne followed by a writing session. Walking can allow the mind to process information and shake new ideas loose. Likewise, exploration and observation of built and natural environments can inspire thought and help us create new connections for our writing. Be led through a grounding breathing exercise, followed by a meandering, silent walk around the CBD. Memories, stories, and ideas evoked by our walk will be used to inform a short piece of writing to be written during the workshop. We’ll allow a few minutes at the end for anyone who would like  to share what they wrote.

This is a session for anyone who wants to invite in breath, movement, and bodily awareness into their creative practice regardless of mobility.

Beginning in The Wheeler Centre foyer, this session will take you on a movement journey through the CBD that will get your creative juices flowing.

You can find a guide to the walking route here. This route may change.


If you have any concerns about the accessibility of this event, please get in touch with us,
here. This includes if you need sensory adjustments, and would like the walk to focus on quieter areas of the city.

Event sold out? Join the Waitlist HERE.


Accessibility

Wheelchair, Service Animal, Quiet Room (Reception/Level 3 Library), Hearing Loop, Accessible toilets

Tuesday 10 September, 8:30AM


The Wheeler Centre
Performance Space Level 2, 176 Lt Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 3000, VIC

Featuring...

Alicia Cook

Alicia is a multi-lingual journalist whose work spans written and photographic projects. She spent five years travelling and living abroad, collecting stories and finding something to say. Excited by new places, Alicia uses multimedia storytelling to document the people and spaces she encounters.
Currently based in Castlemaine, Victoria and writing independently across The Blue and SUSSED on Substack.
Alicia is in the process of finishing her first manuscript based on her experiences walking in Australia and abroad. She also hosts a breakfast radio show called Currents, which airs Wednesday mornings from 7am to 10am.