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Sue McPherson b. 1967 (7 works by fr. 2012)

Visual artist and author Sue McPherson was born in Sydney to an Aboriginal mother from Wiradjuri country and a Torres Strait Islander father. She was a Ward of the State for a number of years before been adopted into the McPherson family, land owners from the Batlow area in southern New South Wales. After leaving school McPherson worked in various jobs before moving to Wagga Wagga, New South Wales where she worked with the Regional Aboriginal Land Council. Later she gained her Bachelor of Teaching from Charles Sturt University, and worked as a teacher at the Riverina Institute of TAFE.

McPherson’s inspiration to write came from her sons; this prompted her to take up a writing workshop advertised in the local paper in Coolum, Queensland. Subsequently, she began writing her first novel Grace Beside Me (2012), which she entered the first manuscript in the Black& Write! Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing Fellowship and was a joint winner in 2011. And, in 2013 it was shortlisted in the Young Adult category of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards; McPherson was the only first time novelist on the shortlist. Her novel also gained recognition by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany and was listed on the White Raven’s list for 2013. (A list of books that are deemed to deserve worldwide attention because of their universal themes and/or, their exceptional and innovative artistic and literary style and design). McPherson continues to live on the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane. (Brisbane Writers Festival; Magabala Books website; Queensland Government website; State Library of Queensland website; The Gallery Eumundi website)

Sue McPherson In Conversation with BlackWords Anita Heiss (interviewer), single work interview
— Appears in: In Conversation with BlackWords St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2014 2014
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Locals Hope to Produce Write Stuff for Awards single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 August 2013 2013 (p. 59)
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y separately published work icon Caught Me a Wish Sue McPherson , Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 2014 2014 single work children's fiction Indigenous story y
y separately published work icon Grace Beside Me Sue McPherson , Broome : Magabala Books , 2012 2012 single work novel young adult y
Ingenious Decisions Sue McPherson , single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Book That Made Me Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2016 2016
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form y separately published work icon The Girl on the Moon Georgina Jenkins , Sue McPherson , ( dir. Georgina Jenkins ) ,agent Australia : By George Studios , 2021 2021 single work film/TV science fiction y
Indigenous Writing Project Nic Murray , single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 9 May no. 263 2012 2012 (p. 39)
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The Write Stuff Rachel Scollay , single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 21 September no. 510 2011 2011 (p. 21)
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y separately published work icon Brontide Sue McPherson , Broome : Magabala Books , 2018 2018 single work novel young adult y
Writing Kate Eltham , single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 - 22 May 2011 2011 (p. 21)
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Authors Get It Black & Write! single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 7 March no. 521 2012 2012 (p. 18)
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For Kids and Teens Fiona Purdon , single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 June 2012 2012 (p. 22)
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Grace Role Perfect for Kiki Keira Jenkins , single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 January no. 668 2018 2018 (p. 14)
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Grace Beside Me Nic Murray , single work review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 4 April no. 258 2012 2012 (p. 30)
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[Review] Grace Beside Me Judi Jagger , single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 56 no. 3 2012 2012 (p. 38)
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[Review] Grace Beside Me Carole Poustie , single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 27 no. 2 2012 2012 (p. 41-42)
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Spirited Adventure as Life Takes a Ghostly Turn single work
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17 February 2018 2018 (p. 29)
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[Review] Grace Beside Me Thuy On , single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February/March vol. 91 no. 7 2012 2012 (p. 34)
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New Young Adult Fiction Agnes Nieuwenhuizen , single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 July 2012 2012 (p. 23)
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