Lillian is an internationally acclaimed bilingual storyteller. She is the Forked Tongues Multilingual Storytelling Lead at LOST IN BOOKS.

Emele is a Tokelauan (Te Kaiga o Fagatiale, Nukunonu, Te Kaiga o Koloi, Uea) Fijian (Kaideuba, Navua) woman & multi-disciplinary storyteller working across live performance as an actor, writer, director, producer & facilitator.

Maria Tran is a community, cultural & development practitioner with celebrated skills in digital storytelling and film-making. Her writing skills have derived from scriptwriting for award-winning short films such as “Hit Girls”, “Hot Bread Shop” and “Happy Dent”, and playwriting. Maria has joined writing rooms for film and television.

Zarlasht Sarwari is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology at Western Sydney University (WSU). Her research explores Afghan Identities in Australia with a particular focus on negotiation of hybrid identities, transnationalism, nationalism, racism, immigration and multiculturalism.

Meet Elizabeth, a Sydney based composer and founder of The Music Box Project. Elizabeth will be hosting two Fairfield Found Sounds workshops at Lost In Books from 22-23 January.

Huy Nguyen is a Sydney-based visual designer. With a background in architecture, experience in publication and marketing, Huy knows a thing or two about creating striking imagery that demands attention and delivers the message.

Rachael delivers LOST IN BOOKS’ NESA-accredited training and Professional Development Course: “Strengthening Multilingual Literacies And Creativity In The Classroom”

Ida Warhol is a singer and producer who creates celestial visions wrapped in intricate harmonies, melodious harp plucking and a bucolic warmth. She is our current SOUND SYSTEM Musician in Residence (2019 - 2020).

Jemma is a children’s music specialist, puppeteer and performer with a great passion for musical play and storytelling. She is our Sound System (Early Childhood) Artist at LOST IN BOOKS.

Harri Harding is an award-winning composer, performer and educator. He is the Wandering Books and Sound System Lead at LOST IN BOOKS.

Sepora is a Sydney based musician and Sound System Mentor at LOST IN BOOKS.

Marcus Whale is a musician, singer and composer from Sydney. He is a Sound System Mentor at LOST IN BOOKS.

Ida Warhol is a singer and producer who creates celestial visions wrapped in intricate harmonies, melodious harp plucking and a bucolic warmth. She is our current SOUND SYSTEM Musician in Residence (2019 - 2020).

Rawah will be facilitating the Multilingual Writing Collective at LOST IN BOOKS.

Monikka Eliah is Assyrian-Australian writer at LOST IN BOOKS.

Safdar Ahmed is a Sydney based artist, musician and academic. He is an Illustrator and Director at Refugee Art Project.

Hussein Nabeel is an Illustrator and Designer at LOST IN BOOKS.