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I still wanna list this on austlit so bad lmao
June 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
tanaudel.bsky.social
You can find "The Five Lazy Sisters" and other translated stories at UQ's Corella Translates page on Austlit @austlit.bsky.social
www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page...
Corella Translates | AustLit
In collaboration with Corella Press™ and hosted by AustLit, UQ's School of Languages and Cultures publishes a selection of Australian short stories translated into languages other than English
www.austlit.edu.au
February 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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AUSTLIT IS HERE
austlit.bsky.social AustLit @austlit.bsky.social · Nov 11
We are delighted to launch the free AustLit Environments for Cross-Curriculum Priorities, generously supported by the auDA Foundation! They support learning and teaching within the Australian Curriculum (v.9) cross-curriculum priorities and digital literacy development.
www.austlit.edu.au/aeccp
Logo at top centre of four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is red and includes the AustLit logo. Text reads: Introducing ... AustLit Environments for Cross-Curriculum Priorities Below the text, three logos depicting four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is a different colour in each logo: green, yellow, and blue. Logo in top left corner of four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is yellow and includes the BlackWords logo of a red figure rising from a blue wave, with a green spiral in front of them. Text reads: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories & Cultures includes: -. suggested texts for each organising idea under all three categories: Country/Place, Culture, and People -. exercises for digital literacy development, including visual data exercises -. recreational reading recommendations -. additional AustLit content suggestions -. First Nations resources on embedding Indigenous perspectives -. guidance on finding information on stories in Indigenous languages Logo in top left corner of four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is blue and includes a logo of the world globe. Text reads: Australia’s Relationship with Asia includes: -. suggested texts for each of the organising themes: Knowing Asia and its diversity, Understanding Asia’s global significance, and Growing Asia-Australia engagement -. exercises for digital literacy development, including visual data exercises -. recreational reading recommendations -. additional AustLit content suggestions -. guidance on finding information about Australian stories in Asian languages Logo in top left corner of four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is green and includes a logo of two hands holding a seedling. Text reads: Sustainability includes: -. suggested texts for each of the organising themes: Systems, World Views, Design, and Futures -. exercises for digital literacy development, including visual data exercises -. recreational reading recommendations - additional AustLit content suggestions
November 11, 2024 at 5:54 AM
austlit.bsky.social
This morning, AustLit was inscribed on the Australian Register of the UNESCO Memory of the World Registry.
We are proud and delighted to have our unique resource recognised as significant documentary heritage, in recognition of its significance to the nation!
Celebrating AustLit’s inscription on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. Inscribed 27 March 2025. Below are the AustLit logo and the UNESCO National Committee logo. Text reads: UNESCO maintains the Memory of the World project: ‘The world's documentary heritage belongs to all, should be fully preserved and protected for all and, with due recognition of cultural mores and practicalities, should be permanently accessible to all without hindrance.’ The UNESCO Australian Memory of the World is one of more than 60 MoW programs worldwide, and lists materials including the Mabo case file records, women’s suffrage petitions, and the manuscript of Dorothea Mackellar’s ‘My Country’. AustLit Director Associate Professor Maggie Nolan holds the ceritificate of inscription, next to a pull-up banner reading 'Imagine ... a world without memories'. Text reads: AustLit is proud that our unique resource has been inscribed on this register of vital Australian documentary heritage, in recognition of its significance to the nation.
March 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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AustLit's first newsletter of 2025 is out, and it is as full of exciting news as Colin Thiele novels are of dogs you shouldn't get emotionally attached to! Read about newly launched and active projects, and more!
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AustLit News 2023
AustLit eNews - Autumn 2025 edition An update from AustLit's Director Welcome! We're delighted to bring you the first edition of the AustLit newsletter for 2025.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
austlit.bsky.social
Some very exciting AustLit news coming shortly! We'll be back with details soon!
March 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
austlit.bsky.social
New accessibility improvements on AustLit: we have replaced the prevous captions on our video guides with ones better supported by modern browsers (WebVTT). Check out the improved video guides on the About pages--you may learn a trick or two!
www.austlit.edu.au/about
About AustLit - About AustLit | AustLit
AustLit's mission is to be the definitive information resource and research environment for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.AustLit is brought to you by The University...
www.austlit.edu.au
January 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
austlit.bsky.social
In 2026, we proudly celebrate 25 years of AustLit: the only national bibliography on this scale anywhere in the world! Want to celebrate along with us? Check our social media calendar, available via the link. And watch this space for #AustLit25 celebrations!
www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page...
AustLit 25th Anniversary Information Trails - Welcome to the AustLit 25 for 25 Information Trails | AustLit
Celebrating AustLit’s 25th birthday with information trails on key topics across the year.In 2026, we are proud to celebrate 25 years since AustLit first launched...
www.austlit.edu.au
January 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
dranitaheiss.bsky.social
Excited and grateful to see that #Dirrayawadha made the list of Amazon’s Fave Australian Books of 2024.

www.amazon.com.au/b?node=20323...

#amazon #lists #literature #historicalfiction #books #firstnations #austlit
December 9, 2024 at 7:51 PM
austlit.bsky.social
Have you explored the AustLit Environments for Cross-Curriculum Priorities yet? Here's something you might not have come across yet--networked relationship maps showing the connections between publishers and Wiradjuri, Noongar, or Yolgnu writers. All dynamic and linked to live AustLit data.
November 18, 2024 at 3:18 AM
austlit.bsky.social
Today is National Sorry Day, remembering and acknowledging the ongoing trauma of the Stolen Generations. Many of the works listed in BlackWords go to the heart of this truth-telling.
Professor Anita Heiss's essay (freely available) is a good starting point.
www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page...
Our Truths: Aboriginal Writers and the Stolen Generations - by Anita Heiss | AustLit
Written for The BlackWords Essays.(Click the link to return to the Essays Table of Contents)Click here to download the essay as a PDFUsers are advised...
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May 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
austlit.bsky.social
How AustLit actually works:
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
austlit.bsky.social
Just a picture of this fun number of work records on AustLit, before we add any more!
Screen cap from the AustLit database, showing the database size at 1,043,043 works.
April 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
ingridm.bsky.social
if you are unfamiliar with what is going on here, pls borrow/order a copy of Arab Australian Other and read in particular the chapter by Michael Mohammed Ahmad on growing up in the shadow of “the Skaf trials”.

www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page...
Arab, Australian, Other : Stories on Race and Identity | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories
'Although there are 22 separate Arab nationalities representing an enormous variety of cultural backgrounds and experiences, the portrayal of Arabs in Australia tends to range...
www.austlit.edu.au
June 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
austlit.bsky.social
AustLit's last newsletter for 2024 is out, and it recaps a bumper year for us!
Check it out (and subscribe, if you haven't already!):
comms.uq.edu.au/v/39308/4235...
AustLit News 2023
AustLit News - Summer 2024 edition A whirlwind year with six projects on-the-go, a stellar team of 30 interns, fabulous new teaching resources and a refreshed BlackWords calendar...
comms.uq.edu.au
December 8, 2024 at 11:27 PM
austlit.bsky.social
Announcing a new partnership with @asauthors.bsky.social, about which we are very excited! Are you a member of the ASA? If so, check out this new member benefit.
Member benefit [followed by AustLit logo]. The ASA and AustLit, the national database of literature and storytelling, are delighted to announce a new partnership. ASA members now have free access to AustLit, which includes over a million records containing biographical and bibliographical information on Australian and First Nations storytelling, as well as rich datasets, information trails, digital exhibitions, and so much more.
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 AM
countrybee2.bsky.social
#EduSky Australian teachers and #homeschool parents. Have a scroll through this resource from AustLit. You'll find a terrific range of short and longer texts that you can connect with Aust Curriculum's cross curricular priorities. There's also teaching notes and suggested activities.
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austlit.bsky.social AustLit @austlit.bsky.social · Nov 11
We are delighted to launch the free AustLit Environments for Cross-Curriculum Priorities, generously supported by the auDA Foundation! They support learning and teaching within the Australian Curriculum (v.9) cross-curriculum priorities and digital literacy development.
www.austlit.edu.au/aeccp
Logo at top centre of four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is red and includes the AustLit logo. Text reads: Introducing ... AustLit Environments for Cross-Curriculum Priorities Below the text, three logos depicting four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is a different colour in each logo: green, yellow, and blue. Logo in top left corner of four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is yellow and includes the BlackWords logo of a red figure rising from a blue wave, with a green spiral in front of them. Text reads: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories & Cultures includes: -. suggested texts for each organising idea under all three categories: Country/Place, Culture, and People -. exercises for digital literacy development, including visual data exercises -. recreational reading recommendations -. additional AustLit content suggestions -. First Nations resources on embedding Indigenous perspectives -. guidance on finding information on stories in Indigenous languages Logo in top left corner of four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is blue and includes a logo of the world globe. Text reads: Australia’s Relationship with Asia includes: -. suggested texts for each of the organising themes: Knowing Asia and its diversity, Understanding Asia’s global significance, and Growing Asia-Australia engagement -. exercises for digital literacy development, including visual data exercises -. recreational reading recommendations -. additional AustLit content suggestions -. guidance on finding information about Australian stories in Asian languages Logo in top left corner of four books sitting on the keyboard of an open laptop. The front book is green and includes a logo of two hands holding a seedling. Text reads: Sustainability includes: -. suggested texts for each of the organising themes: Systems, World Views, Design, and Futures -. exercises for digital literacy development, including visual data exercises -. recreational reading recommendations - additional AustLit content suggestions
November 11, 2024 at 6:13 AM
austlit.bsky.social
AustLit is currently bracing for Cyclone Alfred. We’re based on the Brisbane campus of The University of Queensland, which is currently closed for cyclone preparation. We hope there will be minimal disruption, and send our best wishes to everyone in Alfred’s path.
Photo of cyclone cloud formation.
March 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
austlit.bsky.social
Want to celebrate AustLit's 25th anniversary with us? We'll be celebrating all year. Check out some of the plans or download our 2026 social media calendar below:
www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver...
AustLit 25th Anniversary Information Trails - Welcome to the AustLit 25 for 25 Information Trails | AustLit
Celebrating AustLit’s 25th birthday with information trails on key topics across the year.In 2026, we are proud to celebrate 25 years since AustLit first launched...
www.austlit.edu.au
January 12, 2026 at 5:38 AM
austlit.bsky.social
AustLit's tip for the day: did you know you can follow AustLit records? You can even follow your own record! Then you'll know exactly when we add your latest works to the database. You'll only be alerted to substantial updates (i.e., if we add a new work, not if we adjust a comma in your biography).
The AustLit record for Alexis Wright. In the right-hand top corner, an orange box is circled in red. The box reads Follow and includes a space for an email address.
March 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
bjkraal.bsky.social
I’ll ask her about AustLit. Cheers!
September 21, 2026 at 4:51 AM
austlit.bsky.social
On the fifth day of AustLit Christmas, the database gave to me …
Five covers of Mills and Boon / Harlequin romance novels, all featuring wedding scenes. Five gold rings are scattered across the image. Below the book covers is a banner reading “On the fifth day of AustLit Christmas …”
December 29, 2024 at 12:51 AM
austlit.bsky.social
We're biased, but we say that's a great idea! But you may already have an avenue to access us: check out the About pages for availability options.
www.austlit.edu.au/about
About AustLit - About AustLit | AustLit
AustLit's mission is to be the definitive bibliography and research environment for Australian literature and storytelling.Our vision is to preserve, champion and discover Australian literary...
www.austlit.edu.au
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
austlit.bsky.social
Happy NAIDOC Week!
BlackWords, AustLit's single biggest dataset and one of its foundational datasets, records works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors. It has been developed and maintained for over two decades, and is at the heart of the database.
www.austlit.edu.au/blackwords
AustLit: Discover Australian Stories
Welcome to BlackWords: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing and Storytelling
www.austlit.edu.au
July 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
austlit.bsky.social
The real advantage of setting your novel in Australia: no one will blink at the inclusion of a blonde Wayne.*
Follow us for more hot tips about Australian stories.

*plus you get an AustLit record, of course.
ajwestauthor.bsky.social AJ West Author @ajwestauthor.bsky.social · Jun 9
Tricky thing researching a Victorian story for my third novel. So far, there are five Georges, four Harrys, three Williams and two James's. And they all have dark hair and beards. I long for a blonde Wayne.
June 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM