Gayle Kennedy | Award winning author | Member of the Wongaiibon Clan of the Ngiyaampaa speaking Nation of South West NSW

Gayle Kennedy is a member of the Wongaiibon clan of S/W NSW. She was Indigenous Issues Editor/Writer for Streetwize Comics from 1995-1998 and worked very closely with children and Indigenous communites in the development of all her publications. In 2005 her book of poetry ‘Koori Girl Goes Shoppin’ was shortlisted for the David Unaipon Award subsequently winning the award in 2006 with her book ‘Me, Antman & Fleabag.’ The book was shortlisted for a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and Deadly Award. She has had articles and short stories published in publications as diverse and ‘The Australian Women’s Weekly’, ‘Readers Digest’, Australian Author’, ‘Phoenix Educational Review’, ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ and the ‘Edinburgh Review.’ Gayle’s has presented at Sydney Writers Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Wordstorm, Festival of the Dreaming and local NAIDOC events. Gayle speaks at schools and international conferences on disability issues. Gayle’s five children’s novels were published by Oxford University Press in 2011. A screenplay for TRAX and Outback Theatre for the Young has been filmed and will be released in 2011.