Luisa Mitchell

Writer and filmmaker in Boorloo / Perth
Broome born 👣
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still figuring out twitter!

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

'ART' (2022) is a stunning new poetry collection by Yamaji author Charmaine Papertalk Green and non-Indigenous author John Kinsella. In one word, this book is ALIVE. It has true collaboration, conversation and playful experimentation. I was left inspired: https://t.co/IRkLSAdrh1

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

"Two Sisters flows comfortably in subjectivity and shared remembering. With one eye on the past, Ngarta and Jukuna also hold one eye on the future – towards their children, who will learn so much from their stories and revitalisation of language."
READ: https://t.co/PG6d2XfQtA

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

I've written a new review about a fabulous book full of truthtelling! Check it out via the link below.
#clairegcoleman #liesdamnedlies #indigenousbooks

[ASAL @ASAustLit]

'In @ultimopress' "Lies Damned Lies", @clairegcoleman destroys a series of lies about our nation (otherwise known as Australia’s history books) with brilliantly researched facts, rolling sarcasm and pent-up rage."
Read @luisayarns full review: https://t.co/WzSyXe54l0

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

Read my full review of 'Homecoming' and a shout out to 'maar bidi' as well on my website: https://t.co/Re9s1j3RcC

#indigenouswriting #blackbooks #australianliterature #literature #truthtelling

[ASAL @ASAustLit]

"Elfie Shiosaki refuses to let her mother’s and grandmother’s voices, and the men who loved them, go unheard. What we end up with is a testament to the beauty of feminine power, grief and rage – their agency to ‘resist, survive and renew’." Read on: https://t.co/a8AxWTDDlR

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

Ambelin Kwaymullina's ‘Living on Stolen Land’ is a manifesto, a roar to decolonise Australia. I came to see it as a ‘Dummy’s Guide to Decolonisation’ that might be carried in every settler’s back pocket when they forget whose country they are standing on: https://t.co/c7GkC350xz

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

A little video on why I'm voting Yes for the Voice to Parliament in the upcoming referendum:
https://t.co/F3P78z3Lmj

#Yes23 #yes23au #UluruStatement #fromtheheart

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

"... speculative fiction is sometimes an uncomfortable genre for Indigenous writers, when at first glance, the genre tells us that our stories are fantastical/untrue. However, for many of us, our imagination mixes in with very real beliefs." Read on below...

[ASAL @ASAustLit]

Kaya! Today we're talking Blak speculative fiction and celebrating @FremantlePress' 'Unlimited Futures' and @UQPbooks' 'This All Come Back Now'. I discuss short stories by @clairegcoleman, @chipswoon and Timmah Ball. Read the full review: https://t.co/qSO66k5pBa

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

Kaya! Today we're talking about Alf Taylor's biting memoir 'God, The Devil and Me' - it will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. Taylor recounts his childhood growing up under the hateful hands of the New Noorcia Mission monks and nuns. Read more: https://t.co/34ZTTW5WtU

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

Kaya! I absolutely devoured Kim Scott's 'That Deadman Dance', a lyrical reimagining of the 'friendly frontier' during our colonial history in the southwest of Western Australia, here on Noongar boodjar. Read more of my review for @ASAustLit: https://t.co/OiYNJYMK8N

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

Kaya! I am so excited to begin my #DeadlyWABookClub reviews for @ASAustLit, where I discuss books by Aboriginal authors from WA. My first review is of a special one - 'Kimberley Stories' (2012) from @FremantlePress. Check out my post via the link below: https://t.co/HGKMrHWTBf

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

Thank you @ASAustLit and @CopyrightAgency! Receiving this fellowship encourages me to believe in myself and continue writing. #auslit #literature

[Luisa Mitchell @luisayarns]

@ASAustLit @CopyrightAgency @fi_murphy_ Grateful and honoured for this opportunity 🙏 Looking forward to using this fellowship to elevate some fantastic First Nations authors and their writing here in WA! #DeadlyWABookClub #literature #auslit