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List of Indigenous Australian writers

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Numerous Indigenous Australians are notable for their contributions to Australian literature and journalism.

Contents

Literature

  • Faith Bandler - activist and novelist
  • Larissa Behrendt - activist, lawyer and novelist
  • Lisa Bellear - dramatist and poet
  • Roger Bennett - playwright
  • Mary Carmel Charles - children's fiction
  • Jack Davis - poet and playwright
  • Wesley Enoch - playwright, director
  • Lionel Fogarty - poet and activist
  • Richard Frankland - playwright, filmmaker, singer, songwriter
  • Kevin Gilbert - activist, writer, artist
  • Jane Harrison - playwright
  • Ruth Hegarty - writer
  • Anita Heiss - novelist, poet and children's author
  • Ruby Langford Ginibi - writer, historian, autobiographer
  • Ray Mancini - writer, educator
  • Sally Morgan - writer
  • Mudrooroo (Colin Johnson) - poet, author, playwright (note: Johnson's Aboriginality is contested by many)
  • Big Bill Neidjie
  • Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) - poet
  • Bruce Pascoe
  • Doris Pilkington Garimara
  • Kim Scott - novelist
  • Margaret Tucker - activist and author of If Everyone Cared (1977), one of the first autobiographies of the Stolen Generations
  • Sam Watson - novelist and filmmaker
  • Samuel Wagan Watson - poet
  • Herb Wharton - poet and novelist
  • Tara June Winch - novelist
  • Alexis Wright - Miles Franklin Award winning novelist

    • Journalism

  • Stan Grant
  • John Newfong
  • Rhianna Patrick

    • References

    List of Indigenous Australian writers Wikipedia
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