The Audacity.

The Audacity.

10 Steps to Becoming an Adult

Emerging Writer Series

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Sep 25, 2024
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Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, we are publishing “10 Stepst to Becoming an Adult” by Suri Matondkar. Suri is an Indian writer and international student in Australia. She currently lives and overthinks on unceded Wurundjeri land where she listens to Taylor Swift and attempts to write things.

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Suri is an Indian writer and doctoral student. She was a 2024 Hot Desk Fellow at the Wheeler Centre and was also awarded the 2025 Eric Dark flagship fellowship for nonfiction writing. She likes scribbling, Taylor Swift, and avoiding phone calls.
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