WILD VILLAGE FESTIVAL 2026 Fri, 13 Nov, 2026 - Mon, 16 Nov, 2026

Story Counsel

Story Counsel for Shapeshifting Women. Join Storytellers Melissa Min and Jaya Penelope as they welcome you into a safe and sacred space where you will hear them share old wondertales of shapeshifting women
chosen from women’s folk and wisdom traditons. Melissa and Jaya will lead you through the ancient practice of story-feeding; accessing embodied and ancestral wisdom through creative responses to the story via journalling, personal
storytelling, poetry making and crafting. We hope you will leave this workshop with a renewed sense of wonder, belonging and a sense of the next steps in your own story.

Please bring: Journal and pen.

 

Jaya Penelope & Melissa Min

Poet and storyteller Jaya Penelope is an advocate for the power of traditional oral storytelling to rewild, heal and re-
connect us to both human and other-worlds. She specialises in sharing poetry and stories from sacred women’s traditions around the world. She has performed poetry, told stories and
taught workshops at festivals, schools and libraries across WA. She facilitates Women’s Creative Writing Circles and Sacred Story Circles regularly from her home in Fremantle.

Melissa Min is a professional Storyteller, Art Therapist, published Poet and Textile Artist. She works with language, myth, story and traditional crafts to evoke a deep sense of connection, belonging and healing. Melissa is a passionate advocate for bringing ancient artistic practices to community spaces. She facilitates Storytelling circles, Poetic workshops, Narrative Therapy sessions, Craft events, and Women’s Gatherings throughout WA.