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Gayle Kennedy Gayle Kennedy i(A97516 works by)
Born: Established: Ivanhoe, Far West NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Wongaiibon
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1 Red Dust, Jet Streams and Chanel No.5 Gayle Kennedy , 2021 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Growing Up Disabled in Australia 2021; Growing Up in Australia 2021;
1 Home Gayle Kennedy , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: Verity La , May 2019;
1 The Journey Back Gayle Kennedy , 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: Verity La , March 2018;
1 y separately published work icon This is Country! Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew (illustrator), Melbourne : Oxford University Press (Melbourne) , 2014 7254960 2014 single work children's fiction Indigenous story

'Mum is working in a community out bush for a year. When Jax and Avannah visit her during the school holidays, they go on a camping trip—and are shown inside some very special caves.' (Source: Publishers website)

1 y separately published work icon A Christmas Ya Won't Forget Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew (illustrator), Melbourne : Oxford University Press (Melbourne) , 2014 7254685 2014 single work children's fiction Indigenous story

'Regan and Riley know all about their dad’s side of the family—the Irish side. But what about their mum’s mob? It’s time to find out.' (Source: Publishers website)

1 y separately published work icon We Can Work It Out Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew (illustrator), Victoria : Oxford University Press (Melbourne) , 2014 7254396 2014 single work children's fiction Indigenous story

'Everyone in Avannah’s family is happy—pets Mooch the pooch, Herbie the rabbit and Yurtle the turtle too! Then Mum comes home one day with some surprise news.' (Source: Publishers website)

1 y separately published work icon That's What Families Are For Gayle Kennedy , Melbourne : Oxford University Press (Melbourne) , 2014 7254100 2014 single work children's fiction Indigenous story

'While Mum is in hospital, Yindi and Billum stay with their cousins, Regan and Riley, in the city. Life there is all about the beach, and Yindi finds it really hard to fit in.' (Source: Publishers website)

1 y separately published work icon Findin’ Our Mob Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew (illustrator), Melbourne : Oxford University Press (Melbourne) , 2014 7253882 2014 single work children's fiction Indigenous story

'Jax and Avannah’s grandmother, Granqui, was adopted. She’s from the Stolen Generation. After visiting another family’s traditional land, Granqui really wants to find her own mob.' (Source: Publishers website)

1 y separately published work icon Where You From? Who's Ya Mob? Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew (illustrator), Melbourne : Oxford University Press (Melbourne) , 2014 7253695 2014 single work children's fiction Indigenous story

'When Riley starts playing rugby league, he loves it—until a new friend from footy asks him a difficult question. All of a sudden, Riley doesn’t know who he is.' (Source: publishers website)

1 The Scent of Home i "Lying on crisp white sheets", Gayle Kennedy , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Ora Nui : Special Edition : A Collection of Maori and Aboriginal Literature (p. 81-83)
1 Koori Girl Goes Shoppin i "We're all the same under the skin dear", Gayle Kennedy , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 71 no. 2 2011; (p. 57) Where the Shoreline Used to Be : An Anthology from Australia and Beyond 2016;
1 Dallas Davis, the Scientist and the City Kids Gayle Kennedy , 2011 single work drama children's
— Appears in: Land Anthology 2011; (p. 34-39)
1 2 y separately published work icon More Than Just a Piece of Land Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew (illustrator), Mosman Melbourne : Laguna Bay Publishing Oxford University Press , 2011 Z1794469 2011 single work graphic novel children's

'When Lara and Presto’s parents buy a home on their traditional land, the kids aren’t happy. Can they get used to life in the country?' (Publishers website)

1 2 y separately published work icon Common Ground Gayle Kennedy , Mosman Melbourne : Laguna Bay Publishing Oxford University Press , 2011 Z1794455 2011 single work children's fiction children's

'Maree, Zeke and J don't know what to expect when they visit their nan's traditional land to help with a land rights claim. And things get tougher than they ever could have imagined.' (Source: Booktopia website)

1 1 y separately published work icon I Made It I Own It Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew , Mosman Melbourne : Laguna Bay Publishing Oxford University Press , 2011 Z1794449 2011 single work children's fiction children's

"Hey, that T-shirt's got my painting on it." (Cover blurb)

1 1 y separately published work icon We Are Family We Are Deadly Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew , Mosman Melbourne : Laguna Bay Publishing Oxford University Press , 2011 Z1794364 2011 single work children's fiction children's

"I've got a deadly family and I'm gunna show everyone!" (Cover blurb)

1 2 y separately published work icon Just the Skin You're Livin' In Gayle Kennedy , Ross Carnsew , Mosman Melbourne : Laguna Bay Publishing Oxford University Press , 2011 Z1794329 2011 single work children's fiction children's

"Don't judge people by appearances. Us Aboriginal people come in all colours." (Cover blurb)

1 After Viewing the Carved Trees Exhibition i "Arborglyphs Dendroglyphs", Gayle Kennedy , 2011 extract poetry
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 3 July 2011; (p. 7) Southerly , vol. 71 no. 2 2011; (p. 196-198)
1 After Viewing the Carved Trees Exhibition i "Arborglyphs, Denroglyphs", Gayle Kennedy , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Carved Trees : Indigenous Australian Poets Respond to a Photographic Collection of Traditional Denddroglyphs 2011;
1 y separately published work icon Carved Trees : Indigenous Australian Poets Respond to a Photographic Collection of Traditional Denddroglyphs Jonathan Hill , Gayle Kennedy , Peter Minter , The Red Room Company (editor), Sydney : The Red Room Company State Library of New South Wales , 2011 8663707 2011 anthology poetry

'Poems are a response to the donation in 1978 to the State Library of NSW of the Clifton Cappie Towle collection. This collection includes more than a thousand photographs showing Aboriginal weapons and implements, rock art, ceremonial sites, shell middens and stone arrangements from all parts of NSW, all photographed between about 1920 and 1940. The State Library of NSW is presenting an exhibition of these works, containing some of the most beautiful, haunting images of carved trees collected by Clifton Cappie Towle before his death in 1946.' (Source: TROVE)

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