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Blak & Bright Writers Festival
03 Sept – 06 Sept
The Wheeler Centre

Blak & Bright Writers Festival

Blak & Bright Writers Festival returns 3 September 2026

In 2026, Blak & Bright Writers Festival centres First Nations understandings of time as continuous and relational.

Through this year’s festival theme, audiences will engage with stories and conversations that challenge linear notions of past, present and future.

Two Tongues by Maria van Neerven

Two Tongues

Maria van Neerven
$24.99
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The Rot by Evelyn Araluen

The Rot

Evelyn Araluen
$24.99
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Not Quite White in the Head by Melissa Lucashenko

Not Quite White in the Head

Melissa Lucashenko
$39.99
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Pictures of You by Tony Birch

Pictures of You

Tony Birch
$45.00
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Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego

Another Day in the Colony

Chelsea Watego
$34.99
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The Eagle and the Crow by JM Field

The Eagle and the Crow

JM Field
$24.99
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Titles by Maria van Neerven, Evelyn Araluen, Melissa Lucashenko, Tony Birch, Chelsea Watego, Jasmin McGaughey, Ellen van Neerven

Pack of eight First Nations Classics: Series one by Herb Wharton, Doris (Nugi Garimara) Pilkington, Tony Birch, Ellen van Neerven, Ruby Langford Ginibi, Archie Weller, Jeanine Leane, Graeme Dixon

Pack of eight First Nations Classics:
Series one

Herb Wharton, Doris (Nugi Garimara) Pilkington, Tony Birch, Ellen van Neerven, Ruby Langford Ginibi, Archie Weller, Jeanine Leane, Graeme Dixon
Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now by Ellen van Neerven

Flock:
First Nations Stories Then and Now

Ellen van Neerven
Dark As Last Night by Tony Birch

Dark As Last Night

Tony Birch
Women & Children by Tony Birch

Women & Children

Tony Birch
Killing Darcy by Melissa Lucashenko

Killing Darcy

Melissa Lucashenko