Yirra and her Deadly Dog, Demon

About the Author

Dr Anita Heiss is a member of the Wiradjuri nation of central NSW and is a high profile author, poet, social commentator and cultural activist. Her published works include Who Am I? The Diary of Mary Talence, (1937), Dhuuluu-Yala (To Talk Straight), Publishing Aboriginal Literature and Sacred Cows. Anita has performed her works around Australia, across the USA and Canada, in Spain, Austria, Fiji and New Caledonia. She appears on ABC TVs Einstein Factor, Vulture, Critical Mass and Message Stick. She was awarded the inaugural Australian Society of Authors Medal 2003 and in 2004 she was listed in The Bulletin /Microsoft Smart 100. Her next book, Not Meeting Mr Right will be released in February 2007. Anita has worked as the Communications Advisor for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council (2001-2003) and was the Deputy Director of Warawara Dept. of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University (200