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

Maria Birch-Morunga

Maria Birch-Morunga is a Maori/Pakeha podcast host, facilitator and visual artist. Based in Melbourne, Maria’s practice includes fabric art, collage and co-creating Being Biracial podcast. Alongside Kate Robinson, Maria is part of the current cohort of Museums Victoria’s Culturemakers. The pair created Threads, an immersive digital film that is currently exhibited at Melbourne Museum. Maria has previously curated and hosted events at Footscray Community Arts, MPavillion, The Channel at the Arts Centre Melbourne and The Round.

Saturday 14 September, 10AM

EWF X A Plus Market

Melbourne’s A Plus has gathered a posse of brilliant writers to reflect on their favourite writing about plus size bodies, and shine a light on the power – and sometimes, difficulty – in being visible, taking up space, and writing against shame.