10:30 – 12:00
Festival Opening & Acknowledgment of Country
Future Storytelling

Curated by Phoebe Grainer
With Amy Sole, Dylan Van Den Berg, Abbie Lee Lewis, Dalara Williams and Phoebe Grainer

11:30 – 12:30
Empty City, Lonely Girl: A Care and Storytelling Event

Curated by Tina Huang
With Kylie Hennessy, Nicole Smede and Claire Cao

6:00 – 7:00
Getting Published

Curated by Writing NSW
With Radhiah Chowdhury, Michelle Cahill, Camha Pham and Shalini Kunahlan

12:30 – 1:30
Why I Write

Curated by Zohra Aly
With Zohra Aly, Roanna Gonsalves, Cath Moore and Melanie Cheng

1:30 – 2:30
ShortCuts: A Plant and Story Swap

Curated by Annie Brockenhuus-Schack
With Jules Orcullo, Ryan O’Donnell, Cara Lopez and Laurrie Brannigan-Onato

2:00 – 3:00
Should I?
Ethical Questions for Screen Storytellers

Curated by Annie Brockenhuus-Schack
With Paula Abood, Annie Brockenhuus-Schack, Pearl Tan, Laurrie Brannigan-Onato and Hajer Al-awsi

3:00 – 4:00
Care and Custodianship: Navigating Crises

Presented by Bankstown Arts Centre
With Annie Brockenhuus-Schack,
Huyen Hac Helen Tran, James W. Goh and Martyn Reyes

3:30 – 4:30
Unwrapping the Muslim Writer

Curated by Zohra Aly
With Amani Haydar, Bilal Hafda, Sara Mansour and Tasnim Hossain

5:00 – 6:00
When Breath Meets Air

Curated by Tina Huang
With Bella Li, Jazz Money, Sara Saleh, Alison Whittaker and Eunice Andrada