The Exophonic Writer Podcast
Hi, I'm Zoe! 🙋♀️ I'm a Visual Linguist and Exophonic Writer based in Melbourne, Australia. Join me each episode while I podcast my quest to understand how exophony is changing the world.
Exophony (or the art of creative writing in a non-native language) is an old practice that's getting more and more prominence in recent years.
Some questions that keep me awake at night (which fuel this podcast) are:
✨Why do writers choose to write in a non-native language over their mother tongue? How does this choice impact their work?
✨Is the world welcoming the works of exophonic writers? Or are they treated as less good than native authors?
✨Are exophonic writers embracing our own imperfect styles or are we trying to appear as close to native as possible?
✨ What will normalising exophonic practices mean for global readers and literature?
If that sounds like what you need to hear right now, press play and embark with me in an exophonic creative journey! 🎧 SEASON 2, COMING AUGUST 1ST 2025! 🎧
The Exophonic Writer Podcast
8 - Bonus series: 👽 BIZARRO FICTION 👽
What´s Bizarro Fiction?
Bizarro is like:
- Franz Kafka meets John Waters
- Dr. Seuss of the post-apocalypse
- Takashi Miike meets William S. Burroughs
- Alice in Wonderland for adults
- Japanese animation directed by David Lynch
Read more at: https://www.bizarrocentral.com/about/
👽 Favourites Authors/ Stories:
- Candy-coated - by Carlton Mellick III
https://carltonmellick.com/2009/07/02/candy-coated-a-short-story-by-me/
- A Million Versions of Right - by Matthew Revert
https://www.matthewrevert.com/05-A-Million-Versions-of-Right
Other mentions:
- Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
- Damned - Chuck Palahniuk
- Unclean Jobs for Girls and Women -Alissa Nutting
👽 Bizarro Podcasts:
- Tales of What!?
Created by Luke Kondor
https://www.lukekondor.com/
TERROR sardines in TERROR sauce - by Douglas Hackle, narrated by the amazing Persephone Rose
https://shows.acast.com/talesofwhat/episodes/s1.1terrorsardinesinterrorsauce
- Welcome to Nightvale
https://open.spotify.com/show/0s6Wc5qf8SIvCtKZNC6N7s?si=70760eb7ac9d48d9
👽Bizarro Cartoons
(All the adult cartoons ever!) But I mentioned:
- Rick and Morty
- Adventure time
- Midnight Godspell
- Strange Planet
👽 Bizarro Plastic Artists
- Aleksandra Waliszewska
https://www.instagram.com/aleksandrawaliszewska/?hl=en
- Patricia Piccinini
https://www.patriciapiccinini.net/
👽Bizarro in Spanish (Literatura Extraña)
- I mentioned the authors: Agustina Bazterrica, Tomás Downey, Mariana Enriquez, Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar.
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