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30 September is #WearItPurpleDay! We're highlighting different categories of books all week, starting with inclusive picture books from Scott Stuart, Jessica Shirvington, Bernadette Green, and Jessica Walton. Stay tuned this week for more! Slides by AustLit intern Florence!

NEW EVENT: Join us on the 4th of Sep and learn how to take advantage of Australia's longest standing research infrastructure for the Digital Humanities: AustLit. With over a million records, AustLit will have content that applies to you. Find out more: events.humanitix.com/unlocking-aust…

Day 2 in our Wear It Purple Day countdown: today is inclusive and approachable children's fiction, including Reimena Yee, Nike Sulway, Jeremy Lachlan, and Glenn Martin. Slides by AustLit intern Florence! #wearitpurpleday #wearitpurpleday2024

It's day three of our Wear It Purple Day posts: we're focusing on young-adult works, with novels by ✨ Will Kostakis ✨, alison evans, Sophie Gonzales, and Erin Gough 🌈🍉! Check out the last two days for picture books and children's fiction! Slide by the fabulous AustLit intern Florence!

It's rough out there. We face resistance from people who've been radicalised by the worst meme pages on Facebook. But remember how far we've come. The era of editorial questions like, "Does this character have to be LGBTQIA+?" is over, and Australian YA is so much richer for it.

Day four of our Wear It Purple Day fest--we're highlighting creators today! Of course, this is only a small sampling of works, so we encourage you, as always, to explore and read widely--there's a wealth of inclusive, accessible books out there! Slides by AustLit intern Florence!

Happy Wear It Purple Day! For our final day of the week-long LGBTQIA+ lit fest, today we're highlighting films and television. Slides all week by fabulous AustLit intern Florence! Check out the week's previous posts on picture books, children's fiction, young adult, and creators.

Celebrating #WearItPurple Day at ALIA National office today where we are creating a more inclusive future for all by championing the freedom to read, access to representative, life-affirming collections & safe, supportive spaces for LGBTQIA+ youth! 💜 buff.ly/3ASzEek

Indigenous Literacy Day is this Wednesday, September 4. Join us online & celebrate being a proud voice for country. This incredible journey of stories, cultures &languages will take you into the heart of Vincentia, Cunnamulla and the Tiwi Islands Register sydneyoperahouse.com/form/ild

Today is Indigenous Literacy Day, which has at its heart this inalienable truth: Indigenous kids need access to books in First Languages. Check your local community for events, or visit the Indigenous Literacy Foundation website to register for the Sydney livestream!

Verse novels for younger readers are such a fascinating genre! Check out this forthcoming collection of conversations with their authors, including Kirli Saunders.

Today marks the opening day of the Write Around the Murray Festival! AustLit intern Florence has gathered together these Murray River works, from paddlesteamers to floods--all anchored by the tens of thousands of years of First Nations' stewardship of the land and river.

Fantastic job going for an Indigenous Research Fellow (Identified position) at UNSW: fixed-term appointment, fascinating work. Details below: share through your networks! external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5268…