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Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship announces 2026 finalists
Nine emerging Indigenous creatives from across New South Wales have been selecte...
Phoebe Blogg 18 Jun 2026
Indigenous authors, illustrators and publishers star at Australian Book Industry Awards
Indigenous authors and publishers are prominent among those who were honoured on...
Giovanni Torre 22 May 2026
Wiradjuri author Jake Gablonski to release new book ahead of National Reconciliation Week
Wiradjuri man Jake Gablonski is set to release Brave Like Bunji, a children's bo...
Phoebe Blogg 4 May 2026
'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language
An exhibition celebrates the decades-long drive by the remote Western Desert com...
Liz Hobday 1 Apr 2026
Bundanon Art Museum announces Make Good Festival 2026 program
Bundanon Art Museum has announced the program for the second iteration of Make G...
Phoebe Blogg 31 Mar 2026
Aboriginal Studies Press launch new art and cultural knowledge book

Gija Trees and Grasses, a major new work by senior Gija artist and cultural leader Birrmarriya Shirley Purdie created in collaboration with linguist, artist and gardener Frances Kofod, guides readers...

March 18, 2026
New anthology 'Love' brings together First Nations and multicultural writers

Sweatshop Literacy Movement has released a new anthology, 'Love', showcasing stories, poems and essays about family, friendship, solidarity and romance.

December 2, 2025
First Nations musicians feature in new Creative Australia investment

Creative Australia has awarded 16 outstanding artists with 2025 Creative Australia Fellowships, representing a $1.28 million investment in Australian creativity.

September 23, 2025
Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher connect with Elders from across the globe in 'Snake Talk'

'Snake Talk', a new book by Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kellehe, invites readers to see the world through the eye of the snake. The Serpent in Aboriginal stories is both creator and destroyer, dwelling...

July 25, 2025
Yirrkala community's new picture books share stories of Yolŋu life

Three new picture books created in the remote Northern Territory community of Yirrkala reflect Yolŋu life, language and connection to Country, offering young readers bilingual stories rooted in t...

July 18, 2025
Aunty Jill sharing Birri language through children's books

Aunty Jill Dodd holds a unique place in Australian publishing; with two box collections of children's books and a full set of educational tools produced in an Aboriginal language.

July 10, 2025
First Nations excellence to take centre stage at Byron Writers Festival 2025

Byron Writers Festival announced on Friday that it is honoured to spotlight a powerful group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers, authors, poets, cultural leaders, and changemakers w...

July 4, 2025
The Pearl of Tagai Town reclaims history through storytelling

Proud Meriam and Wagedagam author Lenora Thaker has released her debut novel, 'The Pearl of Tagai Town'. Set in the 1930s and 40s, the novel follows a young woman named Pearl navigating life in a fict...

July 1, 2025
First Nations writers on the WA Premier’s Book Awards 2025 shortlist

The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2025 shortlist has been announced, with First Nations writers Wayne Bergmann and Dr Tracy Westerman among the finalists.

June 25, 2025
Façon Magazine announces nine finalists for The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship

Proudly presented by Façon Magazine and generously supported by Greater Bank, The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship is set take place once again this year.

June 18, 2025
Indigenous authors shortlisted for prestigious Karajia award

First Nations authors have been recognised for their contributions to environmental storytelling and cultural education through the Wilderness Society's 2025 shortlists for the Karajia and Environment...

June 17, 2025
'Dear Son' brings private stories to a public stage

When Dear Son premieres at Queensland Theatre this month, Torres Strait Islander actor Jimi Bani will step onto the stage to help bring to life a collection of powerful letters that explore fatherhood...

June 6, 2025
Six Indigenous writers in running for black&write! fellowship honours

Six Indigenous authors have been shortlisted for the 2025 black&write! Writing Fellowships, a national program run by the State Library of Queensland.

May 9, 2025
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