Derwent Valley
Writers’ Festival

May 27—29 2022
The Barracks, New Norfolk

Emily Conolan

Emily Conolan is the author of The Freedom Finders, a series of three interactive novels about migration journeys to Australia through the ages. Her interest in combining creativity, healing, and social justice has also led her to establish the award-winning human rights organisation Tasmanian Asylum Seeker Support. As well as teaching writing workshops, Emily is the facilitator for a number of theatre projects that aim to uplift the stories and voices that need to be heard in the world right now.