Australian First Nations fiction

The Belburd

Nardi Simpson

From the award-winning author of Song of the Crocodile comes a lyrical and masterfully woven novel about women, creation, belonging and the precious fragility of a life.

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Dirrayawadha (Rise Up)

Anita Heiss

From the bestselling author of Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (River of Dreams) comes another groundbreaking historical novel about resistance, resilience and love during the frontier wars.

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Edenglassie

Melissa Lucashenko

The bestselling and multi-award-winning novel by the author of Too Much Lip

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Imperial Harvest

Bruce Pascoe

Imperial Harvest is a timely book that speaks to the universal lessons of war. It addresses pertinent themes of dispossession by tracing imperialist tactics all the way back to the…

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Compassion

Julie Janson

A gripping fictive account of Aboriginal life in the 1800s, Compassion follows the life of Duringah, AKA Nell James, the outlaw daughter of the Darug hero of Benevolence, Muraging.

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Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright

Praiseworthy is an epic set in the north of Australia, told with the richness of language and scale of imagery for which Alexis Wright has become renowned.

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Women & Children

Tony Birch

A powerful, personal novel about women and justice, from one of this country's most loved and clear-eyed storytellers.

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Burn

Melanie Saward

A poignant and powerful novel about a fire-obsessed Indigenous boy living on the margins - from an electrifying new First Nations voice in Australian fiction, Melanie Saward.

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Firelight: Stories

John Morrissey

A wildly imaginative, page-turning collection featuring ghost stories, science fiction and satire, with Aboriginal characters at its heart

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maar bidi: next generation black writing

In this beautifully crafted, evocative and poignant anthology of prose and fiction, a diverse group of young black writers are encouraged to find strength in their voices and what is…

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Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now

Ellen van Neerven

Curated and introduced by award-winning author Ellen van Neerven, Flock features luminous storytelling from leading Aboriginal writers, such as Tony Birch, Melissa Lucashenko and Tara June Winch, as well as…

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Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray River of Dreams

Anita Heiss

Gundagai, 1852

The powerful Murrumbidgee River surges through town leaving death and destruction in its wake. It is a stark reminder that while the river can give life, it can…

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The Yield

Tara June Winch

An exquisitely written, heartbreaking and hopeful novel of culture, language, tradition, suffering and empowerment

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Born Into This

Adam Thompson

Engaging, thought-provoking stories from a young Tasmanian Aboriginal author who addresses universal themes - identity, racism, heritage destruction - from a wholly original perspective.

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Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko

The unforgettable winner of the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award.

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The White Girl

Tony Birch

In The White Girl, Tony Birch has created memorable characters whose capacity for love and courage are a timely reminder of the endurance of the human spirit.

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Carpentaria

Alexis Wright

One of the classics of Australian literature, Alexis Wright’s Miles Franklin award-winning novel is rereleased in a new edition designed by Jenny Grigg.

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After the Carnage

Tara June Winch

A collection of prodigious depth and variety, After the Carnage marks the remarkable evolution of one of our finest young writers.

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Me, Antman & Fleabag

Gayle Kennedy, Jared Thomas

Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction from Jared Thomas, Me, Antman & Fleabag is full of black humour – a warm and deliciously funny story…

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This All Come Back Now: An Anthology of First Nations Speculative Fiction

Mykaela Saunders

A world-first collection of blackfella speculative fiction from well-known and emerging First Nations writers.

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Song of the Crocodile

Nardi Simpson

A captivating Australian saga from the winner of the 2018 black&write! fellowship.

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Hard Yards

Melissa Lucashenko

A powerful story of life and death on the run, from the Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning author of Too Much Lip

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Madukka the River Serpent

Julie Janson

A striking novel about family and resistance from Australian Darug Burruberongal writer and playwright Julie Janson.

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Purple Threads

Jeanine Leane, Evelyn Araluen

Winner of the David Unaipon Award, an engaging, moving and often funny yarn about growing up in the home of two Aunties running a sheep farm in rural Gundagai.

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Swallow the Air

Tara June Winch

When May’s mother dies suddenly, she and her brother Billy are taken in by an aunt. However their loss leaves them both searching for their place in a world that…

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After Story

Larissa Behrendt

When a mother and daughter take the overseas trip of a lifetime, they discover that the past is never quite behind them

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A Minor Chorus

Billy-Ray Belcourt

A debut novel from a rising literary star that brings the modern queer and Indigenous experience into sharp relief.

An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern…

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Plains of Promise (25th anniversary edition)

Alexis Wright

A masterful novel from the only writer to have won both the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Stella Prize

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The Window Seat

Archie Weller, Ernie Dingo

Runner-up for the inaugural Vogel Award in 1980, Archie Weller is a master storyteller. In these short stories, take a seat and rethink what it means to be Australian.

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Mazin Grace

Dylan Coleman

Growing up on the Mission isn’t easy for clever Grace Oldman. When her classmates tease her for not having a father, she doesn’t know what to say. Pappa Neddy says…

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Legacy

Larissa Behrendt

Simone Harlowe is an Aboriginal lawyer studying at Harvard. Her father, Tony, is an Aboriginal rights activist. As Simone juggles the challenges of a modern woman’s life, her father is…

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Tiddas

Anita Heiss

A story about what it means to be a friend …

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Dark As Last Night

Tony Birch

A multi-award-winning story collection from bestselling Indigenous writer Tony Birch.

Dark as Last Night confirms, once again, that Tony Birch is a master of the short story. These exceptional stories…

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The Old Lie

Claire G. Coleman

A thrilling and ambitious new novel from the author of the bestselling and prize-winning Terra Nullius

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Terra Nullius

Claire G. Coleman

In the near future Australia is about to experience colonisation once more. What have we learned from our past? A daring debut novel from the winner of the 2016 black&write…

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Common People

Tony Birch

Common People shines a light on human nature and how the ordinary kindness of strangers can have extraordinary results. With characteristic insight and restraint, Tony Birch reinforces his reputation as…

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The Swan Book

Alexis Wright

Originally published in 2014, Alexis Wright's classic novel The Swan Book is being rereleased in a new edition designed by Jenny Grigg.

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Herb Wharton, Kev Carmody

Written by the legendary Queensland drover Herb Wharton, this is a striking vision of outback Australia - the friendship story of three stockmen working on mulga country in the far…

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Home

Larissa Behrendt

Illustrating through the lives of family members, the relentless pull of home across the generations, this is a multi-voiced novel.

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Mullumbimby

Melissa Lucashenko

A sharply humorous tale of romantic love and cultural warfare.

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Black is the New White

Nakkiah Lui

Love, politics and other things you shouldn’t talk about at dinner.

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Dancing Home

Paul Collis

Part road-movie, part ‘Koori-noir’, Dancing Home announces an original and darkly funny new voice.

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The Wounded Sinner

Gus Henderson

In this unforgettable debut, The Wounded Sinner shines a light on growing old, fidelity and identity which run through this unique and gritty novel, in which all are asking the…

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Killing Darcy

Melissa Lucashenko

A gripping tale of murder and prejudice from the Miles Franklin Award-winning author of Too Much Lip.

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Shadowboxing

Tony Birch

Shadowboxing is a collection of ten linked stories in the life of a boy growing up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in the 1960s. A beautifully rendered time capsule…

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Bitin’ Back

Vivienne Cleven, Melissa Lucashenko

Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction by Melissa Lucashenko, Bitin' Back is a rollicking comic novel that nimbly blends the realities of small town prejudice…

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Taboo

Kim Scott

From the two-times winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, comes a work charged with ambition and poetry, brutality and mystery about a young woman cast into a drama that…

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Blood

Tony Birch

Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Blood is a coming-of-age story set on the back roads of Australia.

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Australian First Nations fiction

The Belburd

Dirrayawadha (Rise Up)

Edenglassie

Imperial Harvest

Compassion

Praiseworthy

Women & Children

Burn

Firelight: Stories

maar bidi: next generation black writing

Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray River of Dreams

The Yield

Born Into This

Too Much Lip

The White Girl

Carpentaria

After the Carnage

Me, Antman & Fleabag

This All Come Back Now: An Anthology of First Nations Speculative Fiction

Song of the Crocodile

Hard Yards

Madukka the River Serpent

Purple Threads

Swallow the Air

After Story

A Minor Chorus

Plains of Promise (25th anniversary edition)

The Window Seat

Mazin Grace

Legacy

Tiddas

Dark As Last Night

The Old Lie

Terra Nullius

Common People

The Swan Book

Unbranded

Home

Mullumbimby

Black is the New White

Dancing Home

The Wounded Sinner

Killing Darcy

Shadowboxing

Bitin’ Back

Taboo

Blood