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Reed-Gilbert wrote poetry and prose and was actively involved in writers groups and publishing the work of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander [4] and Māori writers. [5] She was the co-founder and inaugural Chairperson of the First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN). [1] [6] She was also a member of the Aboriginal Studies Press Advisory ...
Judith Arundell Wright (31 May 1915 – 25 June 2000) was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964 , 1965 and 1967 .
David Unaipon (1872–1967) – first published Aboriginal author; James Unaipon (1835–1907) – author and preacher; Ellen van Neerven – novelist and poet; Sam Watson – novelist and filmmaker; Samuel Wagan Watson – poet; Herb Wharton – poet and novelist; Tara June Winch – novelist; Alexis Wright – Miles Franklin Award winning ...
This is a list of female poets with a Wikipedia page, ... environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights; Audrey Wurdemann (1911–1960), American poet, ...
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920–1993) was a famous Aboriginal poet, writer and rights activist credited with publishing the first Aboriginal book of verse: We Are Going (1964). [ 6 ] There was a flourishing of Aboriginal literature from the 1970s through to the 1990s, coinciding with a period of political advocacy and focus on Indigenous Australian ...
Leane's poetry and creative works explore Aboriginal perspectives and settler presentations in literature, and Aboriginal writing "as an important site of personal, national and collective memory." [ 6 ] She has published three volumes of poetry and fiction, and numerous other publications including poetry, book reviews, and interviews.
Kath Walker (1920–1993), Aboriginal poet, short story writer and artist; Lucy Walker, pseudonym of Dorothy Lucie Sanders (1907–1987), romance novelist; Dorothy Wall (1894–1942), children's author and illustrator; Ania Walwicz (1951–2020), poet, prose writer and visual artist; Nadia Wheatley (born 1949), children's novelist and freelance ...
Johnson has worked as a poet, actor, director, playwright and teacher. [3] She began writing in 1979. Her first poem became the title of the first play ever produced by Black Theatre in Adelaide, When I Die You'll All Stop Laughing. [2] [4] Johnson contributed to the representation of Aboriginal women on the stage. [5]