author, poet, satirist, social commentator

 
 
Introduction

Dr Anita Heiss has published non-fiction, historical fiction, chicklit, poetry and social commentary. She is a regular guest at writers' festivals and travels internationally performing her work and lecturing on Indigenous Studies. Anita is a member of the Wiradjuri nation of central New South Wales and lives in Sydney.

Her latest book is Avoiding Mr Right (Bantam, 2008).
 
 

I Write

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(Photo by Pedro de Almeida)

I write
to voice
the words
the stories
the heartbeat
of my people

I write
as a role
as a reponsibility
as an accountability
to my people

I write
with a soul
with a passion
with the experience
of my people

I write because it is the only way I have a voice in your world.