#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Based on a true story, Bila Yarrudhang- galangdhuray (River of Dreams) is an epic story of love, loss and belonging. It’s the latest work from Dr Anita Heiss, whose writing career has encompassed non-fiction, commercial women’s fiction, historical fiction and works for children. A proud member of the Wiradjuri Nation of New South Wales, and a self-described ‘creative disruptor’, Anita’s career as a writer is as unique as it is fascinating.
#Artists
Anita Heiss
Anita Heiss is an internationally published, award-winning author of 25 books across genres. She is a proud member of the Wiradyuri Nation of central NSW, an Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland.
Her adult fiction includes Manhattan Dreaming, Paris Dreaming and Tiddas which she adapted for the stage. Her novel Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms was shortlisted for the QLD Literary Awards and longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Prize. Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray won the 2022 NSW Premier’s Literary Prize for Indigenous Writing, was shortlisted for the 2021 HNSA ARA Historical Novel (Adult Category) and longlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize.
In 2023, Anita released a children’s book Bidhi Galing (Big Rain) illustrated by Samantha Campbell, and became Publisher of her own imprint, Bundyi Publishing (Simon & Schuster).
In 2024 she released the historical novel Dirrayawadha (Rise Up).
Anita’s latest novel is Red Dust Running.
Fiona Stager
Fiona Stager co-owns Avid Reader and Where the Wild Things Are, two award winning independent bookshops located in the heart of West End.
