Meet Me at the Intersectionis an anthology of short fiction, memoir, and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Color, LGBTIQA+, or living with disability. The focus of the anthology is on Australian life as seen through each author’s unique, and seldom heard, perspective. With works by Ellen van Neerven, Graham Akhurst, Kyle Lynch, Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Olivia Muscat, Mimi Lee, Jessica Walton, Kelly Gardiner, Rafeif Ismail, Yvette Walker, Amra Pajalic, Melanie Rodriga, Omar Sakr, Wendy Chen, Jordi Kerr, Rebecca Lim, Michelle Aung Thin and Alice Pung, this anthology is designed to challenge the dominant, homogenous story of privilege and power that rarely admits "outsider" voices.
Rebecca Limis a writer, illustrator, and lawyer based in Melbourne. She is the author of 18 books and has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award, Aurealis Award, and Davitt Award for YA. Rebecca’s work has also been longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award.Ambelin Kwaymullinais an Aboriginal writer and illustrator who comes from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She is the author and illustrator of a number of award-winning picture books and a YA dystopian series. Ambelin is a prolific commentator on diversity in children’s literature and a law academic at the University of Western Australia.
Meet Me at the Intersection grew out of the author-led initiative Voices from the Intersection and features short fiction, memoir andpoetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ orliving with disability.The initiative seeks to support Own Voice emerging young adult and children’s authors, illustrators and publishing professionals by providing avenues to publication or mentorship, and by broadening the idea of what it means to be‘Australian’ in our cultural sphere.
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