Am I Black Enough For You? 10 Years On
Queensland Terrace, level 2, State Library
Main Festival
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Has it already been a decade since the bravery of proud Wiradjuri woman and author Anita Heiss, along with other First Nations Australians, led to columnist Andrew Bolt being found guilty of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act? Heiss has captured this moment and much more in the updated, re-release of her searing and sophisticated memoir, Am I Black Enough for You? Join the celebrated author, in conversation with Brisbane's beloved Avid Reader bookshop proprietor Fiona Stager, to challenge Australia's ongoing colonial project through learning of the resistance and resilience in the stories of this country (many Countries) and its peoples.
Anita Heiss in conversation with Fiona Stager
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#Artists
Anita Heiss
Anita Heiss is an internationally published, award-winning author of 25 books across genres. She's a proud member of the Wiradyuri Nation, a Lifetime Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, and Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland.
Anita adapted her novel Tiddas for the stage and it premiered at La Boite as part of the 2022 Brisbane Festival, and was featured in the Sydney Festival, 2024.
Anita is Publisher at Large for the First Nations imprint Bundyi (Simon & Schuster, Australia). She enjoys running, eating chocolate and being a creative disruptor.
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.
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