Norma MacDonald is descended from the Yamitji people of the Gascoyne Region and the Nyungar people of the South West of Western Australia. Norma is one of Australia’s leading artists and her work is held in national collections including the Art …
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Trina Saffioti lives in Wellington, New Zealand and is a descendant of the Gugu Yulangi people of North Queensland. Trina has always wanted to be a writer and she is influenced by the creation stories her grandmother told her and the family stories …
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Melanie Prewett is a mother of two children who set out to create a story showing that physical disability is no barrier to true friendship. Melanie started off her working life in an employment agency and this took her to Fitzroy Crossing and Derby …
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Gregg Dreise is a gifted artist, storyteller and musician, and he features the didgeridoo and guitar in his performances at schools, libraries and festivals. He is a descendant of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi people of south-west Queensland and north-…
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Bruce Pascoe has published widely in both adult and young adult literature. He has won numerous awards, including the Children’s Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Award for Young Dark Emu (Magabala Books 2019), New South Wales Premier’s Book …
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Jimmy Chi was born in Broome in 1948 to a father of Chinese and Japanese descent. His mother was the daughter of a Bard woman from the Dampier peninsula and a Scottish station manager. Jimmy was a composer, musician and playwright. He and his …
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This new edition of the script and score from Broome’s trail-blazing musical Bran Nue Dae, written…
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Gracie Greene grew up in Balgo and is descended from the Kukatja people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. She is a traditional artist and her paintings and sculptures have appeared in numerous exhibitions and publications throughout …
View Books by Gracie GreeneDaisy Utemorrah was an elder of the Wunambal people from the Mitchell Plateau area in the far north Kimberley. She was born in 1922 at Kunmunya Mission and her family background gave her fluency in three Aboriginal languages. Daisy has been …
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