Indigenous Writing
Black and Blue: A memoir of racism and survival by Veronica Gorrie
by Meriki Onus •
On Thomas Keneally by Stan Grant & With the Falling of the Dusk by Stan Grant
by Declan Fry •
In today's episode, listen to Mykaela Saunders read the entirety of her remarkable 'River Story', which won this year's ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. Mykaela is a Koori writer, teacher, and community researcher. Of Dharug and Lebanese ancestry, she’s working-class and queer, and belongs to the Tweed Aboriginal community. Mykaela has worked in Aboriginal education since 2003, and her research explores trans-generational trauma and healing in her community.
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