The Other Me Who Speaks English: Why I Started a Small Press in Australia

'As a child living in Sydney, I often stayed quiet—not because I had nothing to say, but because I didn’t yet have the words in English. Years later, I returned to Australia and found that part of me—the English-speaking me—was still there, waiting. This talk is about learning to write in a second language, how it helped me find my voice, and why I started a small press to share stories that might otherwise go untold.'