A great weekend was had February 11-12, 2023. Aspiring First Nations writers had a fantastic weekend of insights, ideation, conversation and plenty of inspiration facilitated by our amazing mentor Ned Manning and hosted by the CORRIDOR project Cowra. The Galari Writers Residency was presented by Arts OutWest in partnership with BLACKBOOKS® a division of Tranby Aboriginal Cooperative Ltd as a part of the OUR WORDS OUR WAY Aboriginal writer development program with funding support from the Creative Koori Program Create NSW.
The residency was curated by our Aboriginal Arts Development Officer Aleshia Lonsdale.
Participant Rhonda Sharpe wrote: “Thank you so much for the opportunity to be part of the CORRIDOR project Cowra. The writers workshop with Author Ned Manning was very inspiring and a wonderful learning and networking experience #wiradjuriartist 👣 #galariwriters #nedmanning #artsoutwest #rondasart
Pictured: Irene Ridgeway and Ronda Sharpe