Anita Heiss

Dr Anita Heiss (born 1968) is an Australian author, presenter and commentator. She is a prolific writer working across a range of areas: non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women's fiction, poetry, social commentary, travel, extending her reader's knowledge and understanding of contemporary Aboriginal life in Australia. She is a regular guest at writers' festivals and travels internationally performing her work and lecturing on Indigenous literature.[1]

Anita is an advocate for Indigenous literature and literacy through her writing for adults and children and her membership of Boards and committees. She is a role model for the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy and an Advocate for the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence and an Indigenous Literacy Day Ambassador.[2]

Anita Heiss is an Adjunct Professor with Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology, Sydney (unpaid).[3]

Biographical details

Main Works

Non-fiction

  • Am I Black Enough For You (Random House, 2012) ISBN 9781742751924
  • Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature edited Anita Heiss and Peter Minter (Allen & Unwin Sydney 2008) ISBN 978 1 74175 438 4
  • Dhuuluu-yala, To Talk Straight: Publishing indigenous literature (Aboriginal Studies Press, 2003) ISBN 0-85575-444-3

Novels

  • Tiddas (Simon & Schuster, Australia 2014) ISBN 978 1 92205 2285
  • Paris Dreaming (Bantam , Australia 2011) ISBN 9781741668933
  • Manhattan Dreaming (Bantam, Australia 2010) ISBN 978 1 86471 1288
  • Avoiding Mr Right (Bantam, Australia 2008) ISBN 9781863256049
  • Not Meeting Mr. Right (Bantam, Australia 2007) ISBN 978-1-86325-511-0

Children's literature

  • Who am I? The diary of Mary Talence, Sydney 1937 (Scholastic, Australia 2001) ISBN 1-86504-361-3
  • Yirra and her deadly dog, Demon (ABC Books, 2007) ISBN 978-0-7333-2039-2
  • Demon Guards the School Yard (OUP / Laguna Bay, Australia 2011) ISBN 9780195572568

Poetry

  • Token Koori (Curringa Communications, 1998) ISBN 0-646-35290-3
  • I'm Not Racist, But ... (Salt, 2007) ISBN 978-1-84471-316-5

Humour

  • Sacred cows (Magabala, 1996) ISBN 1-875641-25-4

Other edited books

  • Life in Gadigal Country (Gadigal Information Service, 2002) ISBN 0 9580923 0 3
  • Stories without End (Halstead Press, Australia, 2002) ISBN 1875684956

Awards prizes

Scholarships / fellowships / grants

References

  1. ↑ Heiss, Anita. "Welcome to Anita Heiss online!". Anita Heiss. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Heiss, Anita. "Welcome to Anita Heiss online!". Anita Heiss. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Heiss, Anita. "Welcome to Anita Heiss online!". Anita Heiss. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Heiss, Anita. "Welcome to Anita Heiss online!". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Heiss, Anita (2012). Am I black enough for you?. Australia: Random House. pp. 94–100; 107. ISBN 9781742751924.
  6. ↑ Heiss, Anita. "Questions About Anita's Life Generally". Anita Heiss. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing: Winner and Shortlist Announced". Wheeler Centre. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "17th Deadlys Winner Profiles" (PDF). Deadly Awards. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "ASA Medal". Australian Society of Authors. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "City of Sydney's Barani Website wins prestigious NSW Premier's History Awards in the audio/visual category". City of Sydney. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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