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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Artist

Isobel Morphy-Walsh

Isobel Morphy-Walsh, a proud Nirim Baluk woman from the Taun Wurrung (Taungurung) people is at her core a weaver and storyteller. She uses many diff erent mediums and formats to weave story into both performance and visual art. Morphy-Walsh first production Gunga-na Dhum Nganjinu | The stories we hold tightly presented in 2023 at Yiramboi Festival she and her co-writers received a Green Room Award Nomination. Her first solo play Gunawarra was first debuted in November 2024 as part of Blak In The Room co-presented by Ilbijeri Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company. She currently works as a dramaturge and independent artist.

Saturday 20 September, 2pm- 4PM

Memory Before Eyes: A Walking & Writing Workshop with Blak & Bright

Join Taungurung Elder Uncle Larry Walsh and his daughter Isobel Morphy-Walsh for a meander through the arts precinct of the city, pointing out sites that link to the cultural memory of Naarm.
Following the walk, Uncle Larry and Isobel will lead a writing workshop, taking inspiration from the history, memory and narrative that exists all around us.