Born Into This
Published on 13. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
142 pages
978-1-953387-04-2 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 144 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-953387-04-2 (9781953387042)
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Adam Thompson is a pakana writer from Launceston, Tasmania. His work has been published by the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Kill Your Darlings and Griffith Review, as well as appearing in several anthologies. Adam is the author of Born Into This, which was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, The Age Book of the Year and the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. He was named as Tasmanian Aboriginal Artist of the Year in 2019. Adam has written for performance art and television. His episode of Little J and Big Cuz (Shelter) is in Season 3 of the series and will be broadcast in early 2022. Adam is passionate about advancing the interests of the pakana community. He has worked for the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre for over 20 years.