FAQ About Anita Heiss Am

• What is Anita Heiss Am's address?

  Anita Heiss Am is located at
  Sydney, Sydney, Australia

• What is Anita Heiss Am's job title?

  Anita Heiss Am is a Anita is a proud member of the Wiradyuri nation of central New South Wales and one of Australia’s most prolific and well-known authors publishing across genres including non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial fiction and children’s fiction. Anita’s children’s literature includes Who Am I? the diary of Mary Talence, Our Race for Reconciliation, Harry’s Secret, Matty’s Comeback, and Kicking Goals with Goodesy and Magic, co-written with Adam Goodes and Micheal O’Loughlin. She also wrote two kid's novels with students from La Perouse Public School - Yirra and Her Deadly Dog Demon and Demon Guards the School Yard. Anita’s non-fiction works include Am I Black Enough for You?, Dhuuluu-Yala (To Talk Straight) – Publishing Aboriginal Literature, and as editor, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia and The Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature which she co-edited with Peter Minter. Her adult fiction includes Not Meeting Mr Right, Avoiding Mr Right, Manhattan Dreaming, Paris Dreaming and Tiddas. Her novel Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms was shortlisted for the QLD Literary Awards, longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Prize and was the University of Canberra 2020 Book of the Year. 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 the 2022 ABIA Awards, and longlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize. In 2004 Anita was listed in The Bulletin magazine’s “Smart 100”. Her memoir Am I Black Enough for You? was a finalist in the 2012 Human Rights Awards and she was a finalist in the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards (Local Hero). As an advocate for Indigenous literacy, Anita has worked in remote communities as a role model and encouraging young Indigenous Australians to write their own stories. On an international level she has performed her own work and lectured on Aboriginal literature across the globe at universities and conferences, consulates and embassies in the USA, Canada, the UK, Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia, Spain, Japan, Austria, Germany, China, India and New Zealand. Anita is a Lifetime Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, and a proud Ambassador of Worawa Aboriginal College, the GO Foundation and the Sydney Swans. Anita is a Professor of Communications at the University of QLD and is on the board of the National Justice Project, Aboriginal Art Co and Circa Contemporary Theatre. Anita loves chocolate, running and being a creative disruptor.

• What industry does Anita Heiss Am currently work in?

  Anita Heiss Am currently works in the Simon And Schuster | Circa Contemporary Circus | The University Of Queensland | Go Foundation The Goodes Oloughlin Foundation | Indigenous Literacy Foundation | Curringa Communications |

• Which languages does Anita Heiss Am speak?

  No Languages Available

• Which industries has Anita Heiss Am previously worked in?

  Anita Heiss Am has prior
  experience in the following industries:
  National Justice Project | University Of Queensland Press | State Library Of Queensland | Epic Good Foundation | Tedx Brisbane | National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy | Macquarie University | Australia Council For The Arts

• What is Anita Heiss Am’s work experience?

  Anita Heiss Am has the following professional experience:
  Simon And Schuster | Circa Contemporary Circus | The University Of Queensland | Go Foundation The Goodes Oloughlin Foundation | Indigenous Literacy Foundation | Curringa Communications | National Justice Project | University Of Queensland Press | State Library Of Queensland | Epic Good Foundation | Tedx Brisbane | National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy | Macquarie University | Australia Council For The Arts

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• What are Anita Heiss Am’s work email addresses?

  Anita Heiss Am’s work email
  addresses are
  curringa@ozemail.com.au

• What company does Anita Heiss Am work for?

  Simon And Schuster | Circa Contemporary Circus | The University Of Queensland | Go Foundation The Goodes Oloughlin Foundation | Indigenous Literacy Foundation | Curringa Communications |