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25.01.2022 Join Indigenous Languages Coordinator, Des Crump and Yuggera Elder, Gaja Kerry Charlton, for the first of our lunchtime lingo sessions. This session will feature an introduction to the Yuggera language group, the language of coastal and wider Brisbane. The two-way conversation between Des Crump and Gaja Kerry will share her language journey and inter-generational memories as a young child.... This Wednesday!

24.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC everyone!

24.01.2022 This month, AustLit encourages you to explore the refreshed full-text page, including Growing Up Indigenous In Australia. https://austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/5961938

23.01.2022 Opportunity for two talented Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people with an interest in developing skills in editing fiction over a 10 month period. The editor interns will be mentored by the black&write! Project team at the State Library of Queensland. https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-SLQ353577

21.01.2022 "In times like these, what would Oodgeroo do?" Acclaimed writer Alexis Wright will deliver the 2020 Fryer Lecture in Australian Literature, marking the centenary of the birth of the great poet, activist and educator, Oodgeroo Noonuccal. The lecture will discuss Oodgeroo's influence on Alexis, and others who shaped her artistic vision from the Aboriginal world and beyond. In considering the question, In times like these, what would Oodgeroo do? Alexis will consider the guidan...ce that she herself would offer future writers - in times like these. Date: 9 November Time: 1-2pm Brisbane AEST (2-3pm Sydney/Melbourne AEDT) Location: Online webinar via Zoom (a link will be sent to your email address prior to the event) RSVP: Friday 6 November 2020 Register now! https://register.eventarc.net/e/44695

21.01.2022 TEN MUST-READ PLAYS AND PERFORMANCES TO TICK OFF IN YOUR LIFETIME - by Nadine McDonald-Dowd for La Boite Theatre Company (August 2020)

20.01.2022 Looking for some deadly First Nations created picture books to help with 'necessary conversations'? Then here's some to get you started... https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/19567103

20.01.2022 Did you know that you might be able to access AustLit and BlackWords through your library membership? Log into your library's website and search for AustLit in the catalogues section. If you have any trouble, talk to your library staff or email us at [email protected] for further assistance.

19.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC Week! Tell us what you will be reading to celebrate this year's theme: ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE! To learn more about NAIDOC Week you can check out the official website here... https://www.naidoc.org.au/

18.01.2022 Applications to the Boundless Indigenous Writer's Mentorship closes in 2 weeks!

16.01.2022 Exciting news from First Nations Australia Writers Network!

16.01.2022 Published by Hachette Australia Books as part of the State Library of Queensland black+write program, Nardi Simpson launches Song of the Crocodile Thursday 01 October 2020 6:30 PM 7:30 PM ZOOM Online ... Avid Reader Bookshop Register until 01 October 2020 4:00 PM

16.01.2022 A reading list for Native American Heritage Month! #solidarity

16.01.2022 The 2021 Varuna First Nations Fellowships program has been developed by Varuna the National Writers’ House in collaboration with our community of First Nations writers and Magabala Books. Both unpublished and published Indigenous writers are invited to apply for one of six one-week residencies at Varuna, in the Blue Mountains of NSW. All genres of fiction, narrative non-fiction, poetry, children's books, graphic novels, dramatic/screen writing, writing for radio, translation,... essays or short fiction are eligible. Submissions in language are welcomed. Each residency includes full board and accommodation including a room and writing studio for each writer, and all travel expenses to and from Varuna, as well as professional development opportunities including mentoring. Magabala Books will appraise works completed by writers as a result of attending the Program, with a view to possible publication. Applications close at midnight on 10 December 2020. https://www.varuna.com.au/fellowships/firstnations

15.01.2022 Happy Monday! Quick reminder to remember the open access parts of BlackWords, like the 'Growing Up Indigenous In Australia' collection which features 'My Yarn', by Yarpany. sharing is caring <3... https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/18835184

14.01.2022 Interested in publishing? The University of Queensland Press is recruiting - Indigenous Placement Program: Communications Assistant. Closes Nov 19.

11.01.2022 It's deadly to see a number of BlackWords authors on this year's Word for Word National Non-Fiction Festival program. This year it's an online program on the weekend of November 20-22. Check out the sessions and book your zoom seats :)... http://www.wordforwordfestival.com.au/ See more

08.01.2022 In May 2020 Australia’s foremost Indigenous singer/songwriter Archie Roach was set to embark on his final Australian Tour. The tour would mark 30 years since the release of his aware wining debut album Charcoal Lane. Whilst the tour was cancelled due to Covid-19, Archie has kept himself busy with plenty of other projects. One such project is his children’s book Took the Children Away, which was released on October 4th of this year. The book sets Archie’s iconic lyrics from his song of the same title to illustrations by Ruby Hunter. The aim of the book is to shed light on Australia’s shameful past practice of removing Indigenous children from their families.

07.01.2022 What an extraordinary opportunity for First Nations mob living anywhere near Lismore. Melissa Lucashenko is running a free workshop on December 5. It's about self-expression and empowerment, rather than writing for publication. Some of us wish we lived closer to Lismore!

07.01.2022 The BlackWords team as well as AustLit extends our respects and support to Tanya Day's Family and community. We see you, we hear you and we support you #JusticeForTanyaDay #AboriginalWomensLivesMatter

07.01.2022 Writing NSW & Text Publishing present the Boundless Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship. The mentorship is awarded annually to an unpublished Indigenous writer who has made substantial progress on a work of fiction or non-fiction.

06.01.2022 In this ‘Extraordinary Voices 4 Extraordinary Times’ podcast by University of Queensland Press, hear the significant words of poets Charmaine Papertalk Green and Ellen van Neervan.

05.01.2022 Join University of Queensland Press next Wednesday as they launch 'Biting the Clouds', a striking and compelling book reclaiming history by renowned Indigenous visual artist Fiona Foley. Fiona will be joined by Associate Professor Chelsea Bond and Dr Bill Platz for this special event in Brisbane.

04.01.2022 "The Black Lives Matter movement has highlighted the systemic racism in Australian society; a new study suggests that we must question the very white stories told in our classrooms."

03.01.2022 We think this is just too deadly!

03.01.2022 If you’re around The University of Queensland at St Lucia today, come and have a look at the Great Book Swap and support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

02.01.2022 The Australia Council for the Arts release new Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts. "Australia’s unique First Nations artistic and cultural expression is deeply and firmly connected to over 75,000 thousand years of heritage and continuing practice and its uniqueness has been recognised both within Australia and internationally. Report author and solicitor Dr Terri Janke said the protocols endorse the rights of Indigenous people to their cultural heritage and support diverse First Nations creative practice."

01.01.2022 Episode 4 of the #EV4ET podcast has dropped! Tune in to hear Omar Sakr and Ali Cobby Eckermann read all-new poems and discuss isolation, slowing down, self-care and more. #podcast #poetry #publishing Copyright Agency https://www.uqp.com.au//episode-4-ev4et-omar-sakr-and-ali-

01.01.2022 And huge congrats also to Lisa Fuller on winning the 2020 Queensland Literary Awards Griffith UniversityYoung Adult Book Award for her novel GHOST BIRD (University of Queensland Press) https://slq.qld.gov.au/qla We are reading and LOVING the work. You don't have to be a 'young adult' to enjoy this deadly novel.