Sovereign Stories: 10 years of black&write!

Look back on the first decade of black&write!

Meet the authors and editors who have been part of black&write! and discover some truly special First Nations stories.

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Portrait of Nardi Simpson and Lystra Bisschop, the 2018 black&write! Fellowship winners
Past winners

Discover our past winners and highly commended entrants.

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Our publications

Discover the books by First Nations authors that black&write! has helped publish.

Tylissa Elisara and her son are smiling, cuddling at the camera. They have their arms around each other.
Our blog

Tylissa Elisara: how writing bedtime stories helped me win a black&write! Fellowship.

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Deadly D and Justice Jones: Making the Team By Scott Prince and Dave Hartley

Deadly D & Justice Jones: Making the Team

Ruby Moonlight book cover

Ruby Moonlight

Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman

Terra Nullius

Grace Beside Me by Sue McPherson

Grace Beside Me

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black&write! was supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund and the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. 

We acknowledge Magabala Books, Hachette Australia and University of Queensland Press as previous publishing partners, and our collaborations that have produced outstanding First Nations titles for Australian readers.

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