'Zucchini' written and read by Monikka Eliah

'Zucchini' written and read by Monikka Eliah

From StorySALOON by StorySALOON Podcast

November 14, 2025 · 20 min · Episode 21

About this episode

This episode features 'Zucchini', a story written and read by Monikka Eliah, reflecting on her Assyrian heritage and contemporary life.

In this episode we hear 'Zucchini' written and read by Monikka Eliah. Eliah is a talented emerging writer and playwright from Fairfield, located Sydney's western suburbs. Monikka has published short stories, poetry and essays in Australian literary journals and sites including SBS Voices, Meanjin, Southerly, and Kill Your Darlings, and as an emerging playwright and fiction writer has received new work development awards and residencies from the Wheeler Centre and Creative Australia, National Theatre of Parramatta’s Page to Stage program, CuriousWorks Breakthrough Screen Writing Program, Netflix and Co-curious’ On The Brightside Screenwriting Program and STC’s Rough Draft. Much of her work reflects on her Assyrian heritage and contemporary life in Fairfield. The story needed an Assyrian performer, and so we asked Monikka to read her own story at StorySALOON’s November 7 show.You can read Monikka's short story 'Zucchini', online at Meanjin, Summer 2021: <meanjin.com.au/fiction/zucchini/> StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about ⁠StorySALOON's⁠ live shows and podcasts at ⁠www.storysaloon.com.au Subscribe to StorySALOON Podcast and follow us on…

People in this episode

Guest: Monikka Eliah

Topics covered

  • Assyrian heritage
  • contemporary life
  • emerging writers
  • playwriting
  • fiction

Keywords

  • short stories
  • poetry
  • essays
  • literary journals
  • Wheeler Centre
  • Creative Australia

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Meanjin

Books & works: Zucchini, Rough Draft, StorySALOON

Places: Fairfield, Sydney

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