Indigenous Literacy Day today
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is staging its eighth Indigenous Literacy Day today (Wednesday 3 September) to raise money for Indigenous literacy.A number of booksellers and publishers are donating a percentage...
Industry gears up for eighth annual Indigenous Literacy Day
The eighth Indigenous Literacy Day will take place around Australia next Wednesday 3 September. Among the events scheduled is a special celebratory event at the Sydney Opera House that will...
ILD raises over $170,000
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) raised over $170,000 from this year’s Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) on 4 September, bringing the foundation’s fundraising total to just over $570,000 for the year-to-date....
Indigenous Literacy Day today
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is staging its seventh Indigenous Literacy Day today and is aiming to raise up to $200,000 for Indigenous literacy. A number of booksellers and publishers...
Indigenous Literacy Day 2013
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) will stage its seventh Indigenous Literacy Day on Wednesday 4 September to raise funds for literary resources in remote Indigenous communities. ILF executive director Karen...
ILF: $769,000 raised in 2012; new staff appointed
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) raised a total of $769,000 and delivered more than 18,000 books to over 180 remote communities in 2012. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the ILF...
ILF: $515,000 raised this year; ASA auction raises more than $13,000
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has raised $515,000 this year to fund efforts to improve literacy levels and the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote areas. ILF...
Vic Prem’s award for Indigenous Writing shortlisted titles announced
The titles shortlisted for this year’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing have been announced. The announcement of the shortlist today and of the winner this afternoon are to...
Indigenous Literacy Day today
Booksellers, publishers and the book community celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day today. Last year the event contributed to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) raising $550,000. The ILF hopes to achieve $600,000...
Heiss wins Vic Prem’s award for Indigenous Writing
Anita Heiss has won this year’s $20,000 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing for her memoir on identity Am I Black Enough for You? (Random House). The award was...
Indigenous Literacy Day 2012
Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) on Wednesday 5 September will raise funds to increase literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote regions. Keynote speakers...
ILF raises $550,000 in 2011; aims for $600,000 in 2012
The Indigenous Literary Foundation (ILF) exceeded its fundraising goal of $500,000 for 2011, raising a total of $550,000 for the year. ILF executive director Karen Williams told the Weekly Book...
ILF: more than $420,000 raised this year; ILD 2012 date confirmed
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has raised more than $420,000 this year to fund efforts to improve literacy levels and the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote...
ILF thanks Indigenous Literacy Day participants
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) has thanked all members of the Australian book community who participated in the fifth annual Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) on Wednesday 7 September. ILF executive...
Fifth annual Indigenous Literacy Day today
Booksellers, publishers, libraries, schools and other organisations across the country will celebrate the fifth Indigenous Literacy Day today, 7 September 2011. At the Brisbane Writers Festival Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) founder...
Indigenous Literacy Project raises $607,000 in 2010
The Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) has announced its 2010 fundraising results.The Project, which aims to improve literacy rates in remote Indigenous communities in partnership with the Fred Hollows Foundation and...
Fourth annual Indigenous Literacy Day kicks off nationwide today
Thousands of school children, together with hundreds of bookshops and publishers, libraries and organisations around Australia will celebrate the fourth Indigenous Literacy Day today, 1 September 2010. Major events include...
Fourth annual Indigenous Literacy Day today
Thousands of school children, together with hundreds of bookshops and publishers, libraries and organisations around Australia will celebrate the fourth Indigenous Literacy Day today, 1 September 2010. Major events include...
Concert garners strong coverage for ILP ahead of Indigenous Literacy Day
The feedback from the Indigenous Literacy Project's Songs for Stories event held at Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday night has been ‘absolutely fantastic', event organiser Kristen Gill told the Weekly...
Songs for stories raises over $3000 in donations
A group of musicians and authors, sponsored by the Sydney Writers’ Festival and The City of Sydney performed at the Sydney Town Hall on 15 May Over $3000 was raised...