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The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship to celebrate five years of First Nations creativity
The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship celebrates five years of nurturing Indig...
Phoebe Blogg 25 Oct 2026
'Sweet Home: Stories of Country and Family' wins the 2026 Karajia and Environment Award for Children's Literature
From the coral reefs of Ningaloo to the waterways of the Torres Strait, Australi...
Phoebe Blogg 14 Oct 2026
Novel based on the oral history of the Yolŋu people wins PM's best fiction prize
A Piece of Red Cloth, a novel based on the oral history of Yolŋu people from no...
Giovanni Torre 12 Sep 2026
Blak & Bright and Magabala Books launch First Stories Collective
Two of Australia's leading First Nations-owned literary organisations, Magabala...
Phoebe Blogg 8 Sep 2026
BLAK POWER COMIX puts First Nations heroes at the heart of the action
A new First Nations comic anthology is putting Blak stories, artists and heroes...
Giovanni Torre 4 Sep 2026
Yarning Strong helps teachers bring First Nations perspectives into the classroom with confidence

Newly updated Yarning Strong resources are on their way to classrooms around Australia this month, helping primary teachers bring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, histories and contempora...

September 3, 2026
Indigenous Literacy Day to mark 19 years of celebrating stories, culture and language

Children, Elders, musicians, authors, artists and astrophysicists will come together at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday September 2 for the 19th Indigenous Literacy Day, with a free Film and Lives...

August 19, 2026
Grassroots communities share storytelling to preserve environmental treasures

A cross-cultural storytelling project facilitated by the University of Newcastle is amplifying the voices of climate-facing communities and deepening understanding of the environmental and cultural si...

July 18, 2026
First Nations storytellers recognised in WA's most prestigious literary awards

The 2026 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards shortlist was announced this week, recognising more than thirty authors and offering a snapshot of the voices shaping literature from Western Australi...

July 10, 2026
Yarning Strong supports primary teachers to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives across the curriculum

As schools across Australia mark NAIDOC Week, Oxford University Press Australia is encouraging educators to think beyond one-off classroom activities and consider how First Nations stories, voices and...

July 10, 2026
Palawa artist Jasmine Christie named 2026 Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship recipient

The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship, an initiative by Façon Australia, has announced Jasmine Christie as the recipient of the 2026 $10,000 scholarship.

July 9, 2026
New children’s book 'Joey and the Junjardy' follows mischief, culture and belonging

Wakka Wakka and Kaanju author Allison Rocca is bringing First Nations storytelling to young readers through her debut middle-grade novel Joey and the Junjardy.

June 25, 2026
New children's book a PhD student’s ode to family, education and culture

Australian Catholic University PhD student Melissa 'Mary' O'Neill grew up in a family of story tellers. She remembers how her nan would spin yarns about the strawberries she would grow for the snake i...

June 25, 2026
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