More than 40 per cent of residents were born in Australia, but languages other than English are spoken in 75 per cent of Fairfield homes. Jane Stratton, of the Think + Do Foundation, recently opened Lost In Books, a multilingual bookshop and creative space in the heart of Fairfield.

Emerging and established authors, graphic novelists and translators will now have a place in Fairfield to develop, produce and deliver new literary works in languages other than English thanks to funding from Create NSW.