The writer Roanna Gonsalves was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. She has won many awards for her writing and is the author of the acclaimed ‘The Permanent Resident’. Her residency at Cove Park in 2019 was made possible through an exchange with Varuna The National Writers’ House, Australia, and The Bridge Awards. This video offers an insight in to her approach to writing and a creative writing exercise to try at home. Watch this short film here.