Manal Younus is a freelance storyteller from Eritrea based on Kaurna Country. She believes that language and stories are the very fabric of our existence and uses her writing and performance to explore different aspects of life from perseverance, identity, travel and truth. Manal also facilitates writing, performance, public speaking, youth empowerment and intercultural communication workshops in schools, community groups and professional environments to encourage others to develop their own voices. In 2015, Manal released her first book of poetry called Reap and has gone on to perform around the country and the world including at the Jaipur Literary Festival and Georgetown Literary festival.