maar bidi: next generation black writing Gift Card Her father is ‘not coming

Her father is ‘not coming back’

Eckermann’s writing soars in this meditative and transformative piece

2002 NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS

It sensitively reflects the emotional journey of a young man who leaves family and country to work on a lugger with Japanese and Malay divers by his side

maar bidi: next generation black writing Gift Card Her father is ‘not comingIn this beautifully crafted, evocative and poignant anthology of prose and fiction, a diverse group of young black writers are encouraged to find strength in their voices and what is important to them. maar bidi is a journey into what it is to be young, a person of colour and a minority in divergent and conflicting worlds. All talk to what is meaningful to them, whilst connecting the old and the new, the ancient and the contemporary in a variety of