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Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the sacred lands on which we work. We pay our respects to the people of the Kulin Nations and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past present and future.

We recognise all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first storytellers; and that knowledge transfer through storytelling is imbedded in the very DNA of this Country.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.

Blak & Bright 2024 artist Helen Milroy

Helen Milroy

Dr Helen Milroy is a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia, but was born and educated in Perth. Australia’s first Indigenous doctor, Helen studied medicine at the University of Western Australia and is currently Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UWA, Honorary Research Fellow at Telethon Kids Institute and Chair of Gayaa Dhuwi Proud Spirit Australia.

Helen is also a children’s author and illustrator and has been shortlisted for several book awards. Since 2019, Helen has had14 books published by Magabala Books and Fremantle Press with many more in the pipeline.

Events

Through Our Lens

Six writers share 12 images that define their stories – images of family, Country, working lives, the places and people that influence them. These are visual stories that will move, delight and inspire, from a line-up of diverse storymakers, artists and writers working across children’s literature, fiction, poetry and journalism. With Daniel Browning, Gregg Dreise,…

March 14, 2024
6.30pm—9.00pm
@ The Edge, Fed Square
FREE

Sistas Are Doin’ It

How do three fabulous Blak women write while juggling the many roles Aboriginal women fulfil in their communities? With Deborah Cheetham Fraillon, Helen Milroy, Debra Dank and moderated by Sandra Phillips. In partnership with Stella.

March 16, 2024
11.15am—12.15pm
@ The Wheeler Centre: Performance Space