Words to Sing the World Alive: A Celebration of First Nations Languages

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An exquisite celebration of First Nations languages from a selection of Australia's finest Indigenous writers, all wrapped up in a handsome hardback that's perfect for Christmas gift giving.

Words to Sing the World Alive celebrates First Nations languages from across the continent. Forty First Nation writers and thinkers, journalists and lawyers, artists and astronomers come together to reveal their favourite and significant words. Words that evoke the power of childhood and the wonder of Country; that explore the essence of mother, of fire, of time. Words that are imbued with family and belonging, and that surprise with their connections.

Join contributors including Kim Scott, Tara June Winch, Daniel Browning, Terri Janke, Jeanine Leane, Nardi Simpson, Dan Bourchier, Ellen van Neerven, Alice Skye, Bruce Pascoe, Anita Heiss, Thomas Mayo, Evelyn Araluen, Claire G Coleman and Mykaela Saunders as they share their words to sing the world alive.

About the Author

Jasmin McGaughey is a Torres Strait Islander and African American author and editor. She has completed a Master of Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland and a Master of Philosophy (in creative writing). She has spent time as a black&write! editor intern, was a winner of a 2019 Next Chapter Fellowship with The Wheeler Centre and won the 2021 Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry Prize. She has written for Overland, Kill Your Darlings, SBS Voices, Griffith Review and was highly commended for the ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize in 2020. Jasmin’s passions have always been writing and reading and she is the proud author of Ash Barty’s Little Ash series.

Ellen Koshland has worked in arts and education advocacy since 1989. She is the driving force behind ALL (Australian Learning Lecture), a joint project between Koshland Innovation Fund and State Library Victoria, which seeks to bring big ideas in learning to national attention. Ellen was founder/president of the Education Foundation, as well as being a Global Education Leaders Partner, and past director for Foundation for Young Australians.

Nikki Anderson has worked as a literary agent, rights manager, festival and events coordinator, and currently works in communications and change management.

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