About

Host Fiona Murphy is an award-winning writer, editor and arts critic. Her writing about disability, accessibility and the arts has appeared in The Guardian, ABC, The Saturday Paper, Griffith Review, The Big Issue. As well as widely anthologised, including in Growing up Disabled in Australia (Black Inc, 2021), Melbourne on Film (Black Inc, 2022), Family (Text, 2023). In 2021, her memoir about deafness (The Shape of Sound) was released in Australia, New Zealand, UK and North America. She is a MacDowell Fellow (2022), Peter Blazey Fellow (2024), Michael King Fellow (2025), and Creative Australia Fellow (2025). Fiona is passionate about making the publishing industry more accessible.

Host Rosie Putland is a proudly Disabled storyteller and advocate living in Pataway/Burnie. She’s the co-founder and Principal Accessibility Consultant at Modality Co, the convenor of the Tasmanian Accessibility Community, and the Community Engagement Coordinator at Children and Young People with Disability Australia. In 2024, Rosie co-produced and hosted Literacy Legends, a six-part series in partnership with Print Radio Tasmania and Powerd Media, spotlighting Tasmanian programs working to improve literacy outcomes. She is known for her storytelling and social media advocacy that inspires change, and her unwavering dedication to the accessibility and disability community.

Producer Honor Marino is a passionate audio storyteller living in Nipaluna/Hobart. She is the Vice President of Print Radio Tasmania and the founder of Honor Marino Consulting that specialises in audio storytelling in corporate businesses. She produced the Literacy Legends podcast with Print Radio Tasmania and Powerd Media, training four disabled hosts in interviewing and audio storytelling. Honor was previously a producer and reporter for ABC Radio Tasmania, and brings 15+ years’ experience in organisational culture and communication.