Yarning with highly-accomplished Torres Strait Islander creatives Jasmin McGaughey and Rhianna Patrick.

Aboriginal writers are getting a lot of attention and recognition for their work right now. But currently there is only one full-length work of fiction by a Torres Strait Islander person available, and that was released in 2005. Why aren’t there more Torres Strait Islander writers being published even now? What are the barriers to their equitable participation in the industry? Join your host, Lisa Fuller, yarning with highly-accomplished Torres Strait Islander creatives Jasmin McGaughey and Rhianna Patrick. They’ll take on these difficult questions, and more, including why Torres Strait Islander voices are so desperately needed in novel length fiction, and what can be done to support more writers get their voices heard.