A children’s version of Dark Emu will be published by Magabala Books in 2018. His non-fiction book, Dark Emu (2014) continues to go into reprint and won the Book of the Year and Indigenous Writer’s Prize in the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. His children’s book, Mrs Whitlam (2016), was shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) 2017 Book of the Year Awards in the Younger Readers category.īruce is a prolific writer and has written more than 20 books, including short story collections Night Animals (1986) and Nightjar (2000) the novels Fox (1988), Ruby Eyed Coucal (1996), Ribcage (1999), Shark (1999), Earth (2001), Ocean (2002), and Bloke (2009) and historical works Cape Otway: Coast of Secrets (1997) and Convincing Ground (2007). He lives in Gipsy Point in Victoria, where he has two children, three grandchildren and two dogs, Yambulla and Wangarabel.īruce’s books for children include Foxies in a Firehose (2006), Seahorse (2015) and Fog a Dox, which won the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Award (YA Fiction). How to contact us via email or connect on social mediaīruce Pascoe is a Bunurong, Tasmanian and Yuin man born in Melbourne who grew up on a remote island in Bass Strait and had a joey and a dog as pets. The organising team, our volunteers and directors Taking Australian ideas, creativity, and innovation to the worldĪll the things you need to know about TEDxSydney Join our Donor network & support our activities Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a. We welcome the brightest and the bravest brands to engage with our community Our ideas don’t just exist on stage – read the latest from our contributors The latest news from TEDxSydney and our TEDx friends around the world Our subject matter experts, writers and content creators Weekly conversations with members from the TEDxSydney communityĪll the speakers and performers from previous TEDxSydney events Short original films, backstage interviews & other event videos Our full archive featuring 100s of Talks and Performances

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