Boori Monty Pryor was born in North Queensland. His father is from
the Birri-gubba of the Bowen region and his mother from Yarrabah, a
descendant of the Kunggandji and Kukuimudji. Boori is a
multi-talented performer who has worked in film, television,
modelling, sport, music and theatre-in-education.
Boori has written several award-winning children's books with Meme
McDonald. His stories are about finding strength within to deal
with the challenges without, and his skill is to create positive
visions of the future for both Indigenous and white people. Boori
Monty Pryor was Australia's Children's Laureate in 2012 and
2013.
Meme McDonald was a graduate of Victoria College of the Arts Drama
School. She began her career as a theatre and festival director,
specialising in the creation of large-scale outdoor performance
events. Since then she has worked as a writer, photographer and on
various film projects. Meme McDonald's previous books - five of
which have been written in collaboration with Boori Monty Pryor -
have won six major literary awards.
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