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Powerful life stories from the Growing Up series
The acclaimed series showcases Own Voices and explores what it is to grow up in Australia.
Growing Up Disabled in Australia, edited by Carly Findlay
One in five Australians has a disability or chronic illness, yet disabled people are still underrepresented in the media and in literature. Coming in February 2021, Growing Up Disabled in Australia includes essays, poetry, interviews and graphic art from Alistair Baldwin, Astrid Edwards, Cubbie Mako, Gayle Kennedy, Senator Jordon Steele-John, Isis Holt and more.
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, edited by Anita Heiss
This groundbreaking anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories of family, country and belonging. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages, including Adam Goodes, Tara June Winch, Tony Birch, Amy McQuire, Miranda Tapsell and more.
Growing Up Queer in Australia, edited by Benjamin Law
This anthology assembles voices from across the spectrum of LGBTIQA+ identity – spanning diverse places, eras, ethnicities and experiences – and lets them shout. Growing Up Queer in Australia includes contributions from David Marr, Fiona Wright, Nayuka Gorrie, Holly Throsby, Sally Rugg, Tony Ayres, Nic Holas, Rebecca Shaw and many more.
Growing Up African in Australia, edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Magan Magan and Ahmed Yussuf
Growing Up African in Australia brings together voices from the regions of Africa and the African diaspora, including the Caribbean and the Americas. These are the stories of African-diaspora Australians – including Faustina Agolley, Santilla Chingaipe, Carly Findlay, Khalid Warsame, Nyadol Nyuon, and many more – told with passion, power and poise.
Growing Up Asian in Australia, edited by Alice Pung
The original collection that gave rise to the series. Here are tales of leaving home, falling in love, coming out and finding one’s feet. In Growing Up Asian in Australia, well-known authors meet exciting new voices. Spanning several generations, contributors from all over Australia, including Benjamin Law, Kylie Kwong, Shaun Tan and Dr Cindy Pan, share their stories.
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