CON-VERSE: WHO CONTROLS THE STORY?
Story Week: Grow Deeper

You want to share your story. You tell it. You record it. You publish. Once you put it out, do you the creator need to control what happens next? What if the story you want to tell belongs to someone else or a whole community but you’re getting the applause, accolades and cash. Three story-sharing leaders navigate the journey of your narratives once you throw into the big wide world. Vuli Mkwananzi of Our Race, Greg Hodgkinson of First Innovators in discussion with Milhara Kankanamge of Word Travels.

HOST: Milhara Kankanamge
FEATURING: Vuli Mkwananzi of Our Race and Greg Hodgkinson of First Innovators

Word Travels – City Space, Level 2 / 101-111 William St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010

See the full Story Week 2025 program at Word Travels.

This project is in partnership with the City of Sydney.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW. Australian Poetry Slam and Story Week are also supported by Ubud Writers and Readers Festival; Singapore Writers Festival; Byron Writers Festival; and Mumbai LitFest.

Content Warning: Most Poetry events are all ages and some content may not be suitable for children. Performances may include strong language and / or adult themes.

Before booking your tickets, please read the information on our website regarding any health safety measures.

Story Week 2025 artwork – artwork design: Rachel Stone Art & Design. Concepts: Miles Merrill and the Word Travels team.

Word Travels acknowledges that we work, live, and tell stories on the unceded lands of the Gadigal People. We pay respect to their Elders past and present. Always was, always will be First Nations land.