Indigenous Australian literature: Difference between revisions

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 land rights]].<ref name=waves2021/> [[Sally Morgan (artist)|Sally Morgan]]'s 1987 memoir ''[[My Place (book)|My Place]]'' brought Indigenous stories to wider notice.<ref>{{cncite book|datetitle=May 2021Eye to Eye: Women Practising Development Across Cultures|page=210}}</ref> In the same year, [[Magabala Books]], an Indigenous-owned enterprise, published its first book. In 1988, the [[David Unaipon Award]] was established by the [[University of Queensland Press]], to reward and encourage new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers.<ref name=waves2021>{{cite web | last=Story | first=Hannah | title=First Nations women and non-binary writers are making waves in Australian poetry | website=ABC News |publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=26 May 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-27/first-nations-poetry-flourishing-evelyn-araluen/100160654 | access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>

The [[First Nations Australia Writers Network]] was founded in 2013 with [[Kerry Reed-Gilbert]] as inaugural chair, to support and advocate for Indigenous writers. During the early 21st century, Heiss, Sandra Phillips and [[Jeanine Leane]] were important voices in promoting Aboriginal publishing.<ref name=waves2021/>

Poets such as [[Evelyn Araluen]], [[Ellen van Neerven]] and [[Alison Whittaker]] started rising to further prominence in 2020, sinceafter the [[George Floyd protests in Australia]]. Van Neerven's collection ''Throat'' won Book of the Year, the [[Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry]] and the Multicultural NSW Award at the [[NSW Premier's Literary Awards]]. [[Gunai people|Gunai]] poet [[Kirli Saunders]] cites van Neerven, [[Ali Cobby Eckermann]] and [[Oodgeroo Noonuccal]] as major influences in her work.<ref name=waves2021/> Araluen's ''Dropbear'' won the 2022 [[Stella Prize]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Story |first=Hannah |date=2022-04-28 |title="An insane honour": Young First Nations poet wins $60,000 prize for women and non-binary writers |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-28/stella-prize-winner-2022-evelyn-araluen-dropbear-poetry/101022532 |access-date=2022-05-01}}</ref>

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