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

Laura Fritch

An emerging Japanese-to-English translator currently completing her PhD in Translation Studies, where her research explores the polysemic concept of voice in translation. She completed her Master’s degree in T&I in 2023 and was a recipient of the AUSIT Student Award. As part of her Master’s, she undertook a practice-based research project on translating Japanese onomatopoeia. Her reflections on this project were published in In Touch magazine.

Friday 12 September, 6:00PM-7:00PM

No Island is an Island: Literary Translation in Australia

What challenges do translators face in a country both far-flung and multicultural? In an age of digital connection, is Australia turning outward, or still looking in? Come and discover how language shapes what – and who – we read.