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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Uncle Larry Walsh

Uncle Larry Walsh is a Taunwurrung Elder, cultural leader and storyteller. A pure storyteller, his focus on the oral tradition, is an important expression and make up of First Peoples culture. He wishes to express that First Peoples communities live as much in the modern world as intimately as they are connected to their past. His focus specifically on storytelling, ensures the cultural continuity of his peoples oral history traditions. He wishes to display that Aboriginal people live as much in the modern world as intimately as they are connected to their past.

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.