Reshma loves dinnertime with her family. When she’s invited to stay for dinner at her friends’ homes, she finds out that they all eat in different ways: some with cutlery, and others with chopsticks. What will her friends say when they see her family eat with their hands?
Sadie isn’t thrilled when her mother drags her from the city to live in the country, but soon she starts making connections. When she is tumbled back in time to view a terrible crime, she is pulled into a strange mystery. Can she figure out a way to right old wrongs?
Evelyn Araluen is a Goorie and Koori poet, editor and researcher. Born and raised on Dharug Country and in the broader Western Sydney Black community, she now lives on Wurundjeri Country where she works as a lecturer at the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development, as a co-editor of Overland Literary Journal and […]
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Samantha Campbell grew up in the Northern Territory and lives in Darwin. She is descended from the Dagoman people from Katherine and as a child lived in remote communities across the Top End. Her first book, Alfred’s War, written by Rachel Bin Salleh, was short-listed for the Premier’s Literary Awards and the Speech Pathology Awards. […]
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Hakea Hustler is an experienced teacher who has taught around Australia, including in remote Aboriginal communities. Hakea is committed to Indigenous education with a focus on story as learning and empowerment. Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler’s first book, Black Cockatoo (Magabala Books), won Honour book in the CBCA Young Reader category. Bio and photo: Hachette […]
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Carl Merrison is a respected Jaru/Kija man from the Halls Creek area who came WA runner up Australian of the Year – Local Hero in 2016. He has worked for over ten years alongside Aboriginal youth as a mentor and coach. Carl was the winner of the black&write! Fellowship in 2020 for his young readers’ […]
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