The Very Last List of Vivian Walker

It is hard to write lightly about such an unlight subject as death, but in her debut novel, Albany does it pretty well, fusing her voice with an airy comic humour, while also giving us insight into our heroine’s husband’s fears * NSW [PRINT] Sun Herald [AUDIENCE: 135,093, ASR: 15,487] *Review * VIC [PRINT] Sunday Age [AUDIENCE: 98,214, ASR: 19,693] *This is an accomplished debut from Albany, which faces death head on, and does so with care and dignity. * NATIONAL [PRINT] Weekend Australian [AUDIENCE: 219,242, ASR: 14,860] *It’s a light, fun read that gets to the meaning of life through death. * NATIONAL [ONLINE] ABC Online [AUDIENCE: 52,790, ASR: 224,321] *The Very Last List of Vivian Walker will make you laugh, cry and realise that even the most ordinary life is full of extraordinary moments. * NATIONAL [ONLINE] Mamamia [AUDIENCE: 15,463, ASR: 7,952] *

Megan Albany is a proud First Nations woman of Kalkadoon and European heritage who has worked as an editor, scriptwriter, songwriter/composer and journalist. She has written for publications including The Guardian (UK), Metro (Ireland), Irish Echo and the Koori Mail. She was both a writer and editor for leading Indigenous magazine Deadly Vibe; the founding editor of InVibe magazine for Indigenous youth in custody; and was a researcher for Can It Hurt Less?, an SBS documentary into Australia’s juvenile justice system. For five years she was part of the scriptwriting team for the Deadly Awards (the Deadlys), the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Arts and Community Awards, which screened on SBS TV, and she was one of the founding concept developers for the NITV health programs Living Strong and Move It Mob Style.

Megan has a Masters in Creative Writing, has taught creative writing as part of the Disadvantaged Schools Program and has taught literacy on Pitjantjatjaran lands. The Very Last List of Vivian Walker, her first novel, was shortlisted for The Banjo Prize in 2020 and highly commended in the Australian Society of Authors 2020 Award Mentorship Program. Megan lives with her thirteen-year-old son, her husband and their moodle in the Northern Rivers of NSW.

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