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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Mereani Qalovakawasa

Mereani Qalovakawasa is a multidisciplinary Fijian artist based in Naarm, Melbourne. Her experiences of living with lupus have inspired her storytelling – with her hands, sewing and quilting and with her voice, singing with the Pasefika Vitoria Choir.

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Wednesday 16 September, 8pm-9pm

Stori: Storytelling in Melanesia

Join storytellers Ella Rowe, Tahlia Bowen, Koteka Wenda and Mereani Qalovakawasa for Stori: Storytelling in Melanesia. Through words, art, music and Tok Stori, hear spellbinding tales of their homelands.

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