The Emerging Writers’ Festival acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, learn and work, and pays respect to their Elders past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

 

EWF celebrates the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture.

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Artist

Rachael Hocking

Rachael Hocking is a Warlpiri woman from the Northern Territory. She is a freelance journalist, moderator and presenter who is passionate about sharing First Nations stories. In 2020 Rachael was named Media Person of the Year at the Dreamtime Awards, and she received a First Nations Media Australia award for her coverage of Kumanjayi Walker. In 2019 she joined the Board for the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma in the Asia Pacific, where she advocates for better, trauma-informed reporting in Indigenous communities.

Saturday 19 June, 4.15-5.15pm AEST

$20 Full / $15 Concession

The Main Stage (Zoom)