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B.A. Quakawoot B.A. Quakawoot i(10039925 works by) (a.k.a. Boyd Quakawoot)
Born: Established: 1971 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; South Sea Islander ; Scottish ; Aboriginal Yuwibara
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BiographyHistory

'Boyd Quakawoot was born in Brisbane in 1971, to an Aboriginal and Australian South Sea Islander father and Scottish mother. He grew up and lives in Mackay, North Queensland and identifies with the Yawibara people of Mackay. The Song of Jessica Perkins is his first written work. He writes poetry and short stories and has also worked on the 2005 documentary ‘Stori Blong Yu Mi’ about Australian South Sea Islanders.'

Source: Queensland Literary Awards (http://www.qldliteraryawards.org.au/about/shortlists/david-unaipon-award-shortlist#quakawoot). (Sighted: 09/09/2016)

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2020 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Unpublished Indigenous Writer : David Unaipon Award Valley of Cane and Crows
2019 highly commended black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships for unpublished manuscript 'Valley of Cane and Crows'
2016 highly commended black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships For unpublished manuscript The Song of Jessica Perkins
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Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon Black Snow ( dir. Sian Davies et. al. )agent Australia : Goalpost Pictures Stan , 2022 24259760 2022 series - publisher film/TV mystery

'Black Snow combines the character-driven storytelling of a coming-of-age drama with the gripping mystery of a classic whodunit to create a unique series that is deeply rooted in its unique North Queensland setting. In 1994, seventeen-year-old Jasmine Baker was murdered. The crime shocked the small town of Ashford and devastated Jasmine’s Australian South Sea Islander community. The case was never solved, the killer never found. But in 2019, the opening of a time capsule unearths a secret that puts cold-case Detective James Cormack on the trail of the killer.'

Source: Screen Australia (https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2022/03-24-stan-series-black-snow-year-of). (Sighted: 31/03/2022)
2024 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Television Drama Series
2023 nominated Logie Awards — Most Outstanding Drama Series
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