Am I Black Enough For You?
10 Years On
$24.02
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2022
Summary
I’m Aboriginal. I’m just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be.
What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate advocate for Aboriginal literacy, rights and representation, was born a member of the Wiradyuri nation of central New South Wales but was raised in the suburbs of Sydney and educated at the local Catholic school.
In this heartfelt and revealing memoir,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761046162 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761046160 |
| Author: | Anita Heiss |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 506g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 155mm x 232mm |
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Anita Heiss
Anita is a proud member of the Wiradyuri nation of central New South Wales and is one of Australia’s most well-known authors, publishing across genres including non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial fiction and children’s fiction.
Non-Fiction
- Am I Black Enough for You?
- Dhuuluu-Yala (To Talk Straight): Publishing Aboriginal Literature
- Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia (Editor, co-edited with Peter Minter)
- The Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature (Editor, co-edited with Peter Minter)
Adult Fiction
- Not Meeting Mr Right
- Avoiding Mr Right
- Manhattan Dreaming
- Paris Dreaming
- Tiddas
- Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms (Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards; longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Prize; University of Canberra 2020 Book of the Year)
- Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (Shortlisted for the 2021 HNSA ARA Historical Novel)
Children’s Fiction
- Who Am I? The Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney 1937
- Our Race for Reconciliation
- Harry’s Secret
- Matty’s Comeback
- Kicking Goals with Goodesy and Magic (co-written with Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin)
- Yirra and Her Deadly Dog, Demon (with students from La Perouse Public School)
- Demon Guards the School Yard (with students from La Perouse Public School)
Advocacy and Awards
- Am I Black Enough for You? was a finalist in the 2012 Human Rights Awards.
- Finalist in the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards (Local Hero).
- Lifetime Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
- Ambassador of Worawa Aboriginal College, the GO Foundation, and the Sydney Swans.
- Advocates for Indigenous literacy, working in remote communities and encouraging young Indigenous Australians to write their own stories.
- Performed work and lectured on Aboriginal literature internationally at universities, conferences, consulates, and embassies in the USA, Canada, the UK, Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia, Spain, Japan, Austria, Germany, China, India, and New Zealand.
Academic and Board Positions
- Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland.
- Board member of the National Justice Project, University of Queensland Press, Aboriginal Art Co, and Circa Contemporary Theatre.
Anita loves chocolate, running, and being a creative disruptor.
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