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Cheryl Leavy photographed by Rhett Hamilton
Photo by Rhett Hamilton

Cheryl Leavy

Biography

Cheryl Leavy is from the Kooma and Nguri Nations in western and central Queensland. She is an award-winning poet and writer who loves to tell stories that celebrate First Nations culture, history and Country. Yanga Mother is her first picture book and her second, For You Country, will be published in 2025. Cheryl loves her job as a writer because it gives her endless opportunities to work with friends to make beautiful books together.