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Indigenous writing fellowships and editing internships
black&write! is a groundbreaking national project dedicated to nurturing and empowering First Nations writers and editors through our prestigious Indigenous writing fellowships and editing internships. As innovators in Australia, we have fostered meaningful collaborations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and editors since 2011.
Indigenous authors whose careers we've supported include Dakota Feirer, Jacob Gallagher, Susie Anderson, Tylissa Elisara, Carl Merrison, Lystra Rose, Nardi Simpson, Claire G. Coleman, Alison Whittaker, Jannali Jones, Jane Harrison, Jared Thomas, Tristan Savage, Teagan Chilcott, Sue McPherson, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Tori-Jay Mordey and Jillian Boyd.
The Writing Fellowships
The black&write! Writing Fellowships are offered annually to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander writers. Two Fellows each receive $15,000, editorial development with the black&write! editing team, and a publication opportunity with University of Queensland Press.
The Editing Internships
The black&write! Editing Internships recruit, train, and mentor Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander editors. Interns get hands-on editing experience while working on the winning Fellowship manuscripts.
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black&write! is supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund and the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. We are proud to work with University of Queensland Press as the black&write! Fellowship publishing partner.
We acknowledge Magabala Books and Hachette Australia as previous publishing partners, and our collaborations that have produced outstanding First Nations titles for Australian readers.
