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
28 - Exophonic Storytelling for Brands and Transcreation - A chat with Mages Ruiz Diaz
Hello friends and welcome to the last episode of the Exophonic writer Podcast of 2025.
I have great company! Join me on my chat with Mages Ruiz Diaz from Acts of Imagination, as we discuss how we both brought our Argentinian cultural backgrounds to our work here in Australia.
Also, we touched on particularly interesting topics such as Mages' branding work for an Azerbaijani client, changing names after migration and some pondering on the Spanish language.
This one is a must-listen-to, so I hope you tune in! 😎
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