Inside the Australian and New Zealand book industry

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Decolonising Australian publishing is an ongoing project

‘Having First Nations editors in mainstream publishing houses, especially for those that are putting out a lot of work by our mob, it goes without saying. If they’re publishing books by us then they definitely need to be employing us, and having pathways at both ends.’Merinda Dutton, co-founder of the Blackfulla Bookclub Instagram community, on the necessity of involving First Nations writers and staff at all stages of the publishing process.

 

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