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Fellows and Editors
2024
- Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi, 'To Clear Your Throat of Fish'
- Lulu Houdini, ma-li
The following entrants were shortlisted:
- Skye Cusack
- Matthew Gall
- Maree Yoelu
- Mariah Sweetman
2023
- Jacob Gallagher, 'The Doubles'
- Dakota Feirer, Arsenic Flower
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Faith and Izzy Gray
- Wendy Edmondson
- Haylee Escalante
- Jazlie Davis
2022
- Uncle Herbet Wharton AM, 'Bird Kingdom'
- Lay Maloney, Weaving Us Together
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Edoardo Crismani
- Bebe Backhouse
- Samantha Faulkner
- Jacob Gallagher
2021
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Georgina Williams
- Melissa Stannard
- Kylie Henry
- Jessika Spencer
2020
- Carl Merrison, 'The Backyard Sports Series'
- Eunice Day, 'Rabbits by the Fence Line'
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Charles Passi
- Darren Green
- Edoardo Crismani
- Nicole Jones
2019
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Susie Anderson
- Boyd Quakawoot
- Loki Liddle
- Kodie Bedford
2018
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Susie Anderson
- Kirli Saunders
- Chelinay Gates
- Sera-Lyn Terare
- Kristine Ellis
2016
- Claire Coleman, Terra Nullius
- Dylan Coleman, 'Clear Water, White Death'
The following entrants were highly commended:
- Ashleigh Johnstone
- Boyd Quakawoot
- Jeanine Leane
- Waverley Stanley Jnr
2014
- Adrian Stanley, 'Could Be Worse'
- Jane Harrison, Becoming Kirrali Lewis
2012
- Teagan Chilcott, Rise of the Fallen
- Jillian Boyd (Writer) and Tori-Jay Mordey (Illustrator), Bakir and Bi
Editors
2025
Ruby Ingra
Kyrah Honner
2023-2024
Darby Jones
Georgia Anderson
2021-2022
Bianca Valentino
Nadia Johansen
2019-2021
Allanah Hunt
Jasmin McGaughey
2018
Cailtin Murphy
Grace Lucas-Pennington
2015-2016
Yasmin Smith
Grace Lucas-Pennington
2011-2013
Ellen van Neerven
Linda McBride-Yuke
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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.

