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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Xiaoran Shi

Xiaoran Shi is a writer and critic living on the unceded Lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation.

Thursday 17 September, 6:30-7:30pm

The Grandparent Story Exchange Launch

Join Going Down Swinging to celebrate the launch of ‘The Grandparent Story Exchange’, a suite of visual and written art inspired by stories given to writers by older members of their community. You’ll hear from both the artists and the ‘storygivers’ in a night celebrating the creative power of intergenerational friendship, conversation, and collaboration.