
Simona Rosa
I live a humble life, where the love of a good story persuades me to chase endeavours like these. From radio, to written, to collation, to spoken word, it all fires up my belly.
This podcast narrates to you short stories, poems and letters from a collective of authors. It is a simple cup of tea in hand, or a long drive kind of moment, to truly immerse yourself in a tale or two. For the love of a good story!
I live a humble life, where the love of a good story persuades me to chase endeavours like these. From radio, to written, to collation, to spoken word, it all fires up my belly.
My passions are performance, storytelling, visual communication, community, nature and freedom. I am happiest when my creative projects tick all of these boxes.
My work as a beta reader/editor is a continual source of reward as I help fellow writers with clarity of voice, literacy, and confidence to forge ahead with their manuscript. I truly enjoy facilitating writing classes for home-schooled children with loads of imagination. It is such a joy when they realise they have created their very own story and sometimes entire worlds. Exciting! I also liaise for their participation in the annual Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival. My Poetry classes I run from home once a month. I am ever inspired by my students.
My mother and great-grandmother were powerful storytellers and orators. I feel I carry the gifts of my maternal ancestral lineage and their support with my expression.
I began this walk with stories in my homeland, Australia within a community of people who saw, celebrated, and fostered my gifts. With them, I guided interactive storytelling journeys in the bush interweaving ritual, story, creativity, and community connection. There was delight, surprise, and awe at the unifying and healing power of stories.
I moved to the United Kingdom in 2019 to study with Mythologist, Martin Shaw and take my craft to the next level. In the last 3.5 years, I have written over 200 original stories and have shared them right around the country. I now hold Sacred Storytelling Ceremonies every 6 weeks in Devon (on the Equinoxes, Solstices, and Quarter Festivals) designed to celebrate the earth’s changing wheel.