Young footballers put pen to paper and Shock ‘Em
A team of young footballers from Katherine is squaring up to the literary world. The Big River Hawks’ first foray into literature — Shock ‘Em — will be launched at the Hawthorn Football Club in […]
BOOKS
Pascoe’s history ‘a vision of an Australia yet to be’ – 2016’s must read book
Bunurong man, Aboriginal language guru and jack of all trades Bruce Pascoe has taken out one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards with his latest work, Dark Emu. The Victorian writer won Book of […]
Stranded on both sides of the colour bar
In the 1980s, the Warumpi Band had an enduring hit with ‘Blackfella, Whitefella’. It’s been covered by a new generation of indigenous musicians, but it’s a lot more than just a catchy song. Indigenous bands […]
Munganbana’s voice loud and clear through art and story
Far North artist and author, Munganbana Norman Miller, and Adelaide-based RenBro Publishing have won a major independent book publishing award and will head to the US to pick up their gong. A full colour coffee table […]
Showcasing Indigenous writing
Desert Writing, Stories from Country, is the latest offering from University of WA Publishing, showcasing the extraordinary talents of some of our best Indigenous writers and poets. The NIT today publishes an extract from the […]