About the Author

Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer of Mununjali Yugambeh and Dutch heritage. Ellen's first book, Heat and Light, was the recipient of the David Unaipon Award, the Dobbie Literary Award and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writers Prize. They are the author of two poetry collections: Comfort Food, which was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize; and Throat, which won the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, the Multicultural NSW Award and Book of the Year in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Ellen's first non-fiction book is Personal Score.

Reviews

A breathtaking work of art.' The Weekend Australian
'From one story to the next, the content is significant and the writing is beautiful and clever.' Sydney Morning Herald
'A stunning debut from a young writer of immense potential.' Melissa Lucashenko, author of Too Much Lip