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'Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ or living with disability. The focus of the anthology is on Australian life as seen through each author’s unique, and seldom heard, perspective.
'With works by Ellen van Neerven, Graham Akhurst, Kyle Lynch, Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Olivia Muscat, Mimi Lee, Jessica Walton, Kelly Gardiner, Rafeif Ismail, Yvette Walker, Amra Pajalic, Melanie Rodriga, Omar Sakr, Wendy Chen, Jordi Kerr, Rebecca Lim, Michelle Aung Thin and Alice Pung, this anthology is designed to challenge the dominant, homogenous story of privilege and power that rarely admits ‘outsider’ voices.' (Publication summary)
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Contents
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Introduction,
single work
essay
'This is a book of `Own Voices'* stories — stories about marginalised peoples told by people from those marginalised groups. The genesis of this collection was conversations across 2015 and 2016 where the two of us shared our frustration at the massive under-representation of diverse Australian voices in children's and young adult (YA) literature and the lack of a formal movement in Australia to focus attention on, and tackle, systemic bias — or what we like to call problems with the filter. ' (Introduction)
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Night Feet,
single work
autobiography
'The scholarship was due today and Dad wasn't home. If I didn't get the scholarship money I wouldn't be going to the Nationals. I tried turning my back to the window and began finishing my application. Every scrape outside could be him. ' (Introduction)
- Dormanti"I see", single work poetry
- Deserti"I witness", single work poetry
- Hauntedi"I watch", single work poetry
- Dear Mate, single work autobiography
- Dream, sequence poetry
- Embers, single work short story
- Harry Potter and the Disappearing Pages, single work short story
- Fragments, single work short story
- Stars in Our Eyes, single work short story
- Trouble, single work short story
- Sheer Fortune, single work short story
- Telephone, single work short story
- DNA, single work short story
- Almitra Amongst Ghosts, single work prose
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The Other Son,
single work
autobiography
'How do you talk to a brother you’ve never known? A father’s death brings loss and complex grief, but also a chance at forging a new bond across cultures and generations.' (Introduction)
- School of Hard Knocks, single work short story
- Autumn Leaves, single work short story
- How to Be Different, single work short story
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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5 Australian Books That Can Help Young People Understand Their Place in the World
2019
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 December 2019; This article has recommendations for five Australian 'texts that connect with diverse teenagers’ experiences and interests.' -
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Ambelin Kwaymullina on Meet Me at the Intersection
Leanne Hall
(interviewer),
2018
23468376
2018
single work
podcast
interview
'Kids bookseller Leanne Hall chats with Ambelin Kwaymullina about editing the anthology, Meet Me at the Intersection.' (Production summary)
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New Anthology Addresses Dearth of Diverse Voices in Australia's Young Adult Literature
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2018;'In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the pigs famously proclaimed: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". That's how Rebecca Lim feels about the current state of Young Adult (YA) publishing in Australia.' (Introduction)
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Introduction
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Meet Me at the Intersection 2018;'This is a book of `Own Voices'* stories — stories about marginalised peoples told by people from those marginalised groups. The genesis of this collection was conversations across 2015 and 2016 where the two of us shared our frustration at the massive under-representation of diverse Australian voices in children's and young adult (YA) literature and the lack of a formal movement in Australia to focus attention on, and tackle, systemic bias — or what we like to call problems with the filter. ' (Introduction)
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Introduction
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Meet Me at the Intersection 2018;'This is a book of `Own Voices'* stories — stories about marginalised peoples told by people from those marginalised groups. The genesis of this collection was conversations across 2015 and 2016 where the two of us shared our frustration at the massive under-representation of diverse Australian voices in children's and young adult (YA) literature and the lack of a formal movement in Australia to focus attention on, and tackle, systemic bias — or what we like to call problems with the filter. ' (Introduction)
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New Anthology Addresses Dearth of Diverse Voices in Australia's Young Adult Literature
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2018;'In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the pigs famously proclaimed: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". That's how Rebecca Lim feels about the current state of Young Adult (YA) publishing in Australia.' (Introduction)
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5 Australian Books That Can Help Young People Understand Their Place in the World
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 December 2019; This article has recommendations for five Australian 'texts that connect with diverse teenagers’ experiences and interests.' -
y
Ambelin Kwaymullina on Meet Me at the Intersection
Leanne Hall
(interviewer),
2018
23468376
2018
single work
podcast
interview
'Kids bookseller Leanne Hall chats with Ambelin Kwaymullina about editing the anthology, Meet Me at the Intersection.' (Production summary)
