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Blacklight

Ten Years of First Nations Storytelling
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Blacklight: Ten Years of First Nations Storytelling is a significant anthology showcasing the creative works of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and artists from Western Sydney and beyond. This collection spans ten years and includes forty-eight piecesβ€”short stories, poems, essays, vignettes, and artworksβ€”highlighting the power and diversity of First Nations storytelling nurtured through the Sweatshop literacy movement.
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This anthology will appeal to readers interested in contemporary Indigenous Australian literature, arts and culture enthusiasts, and those seeking to explore diverse voices within First Nations narratives.

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An anthology of writing produced by Indigenous creatives from Western Sydney that has been praised by ArtsHub as 'a light shone on First Nations writers'.

Blacklight: Ten Years of First Nations Storytelling is a definitive anthology of writing produced entirely by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives from Western Sydney and beyond.

This powerful collection showcases forty-eight short stories, vignettes, poems, essays, and artworks which have been developed over the past ten years as part of the nationally renowned literacy movement known as Sweatshop.

Featuring original works by Jasmine Seymour, Steven Lindsay Ross, Jazz Money, Ali Murphy-Oates, Travis De Vries, Dr Jo Anne Rey, Yuin Mumbulla, Maxine Edwards and many more!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780645448207

Publisher: SWEATSHOP: Western Sydney Literacy Movement

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: SWEATSHOP: Western Sydney Literacy Movement

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Hannah Donnelly

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 206g

Pages: 142

About the Author

Hannah Donnelly is a Wiradjuri writer and producer interested in Indigenous futures, speculative fiction and responses to climate trauma. Winner of the National Indigenous Story Award in 2018, her recent publications include essays and poetry in After Australia (Affirm Press, 2020), Sovereign Words, Artlink, Acclaim Magazine, Writers Victoria and Cordite Poetry Review. Her writing and sound work have been included in exhibitions such as Long Water (Yirramboi Festival, 2017), The Public Body .03 (Artspace, 2018), The Future Leaks Out (Liveworks, 2017) and Future Eaters (Monash University Museum of Art, 2017).

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