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Mykaela Saunders reads 'River Story', winner of the 2020 Jolley Prize

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The ABR Podcast 19 August 2020

Mykaela Saunders reads 'River Story', winner of the 2020 Jolley Prize

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The ABR Podcast 19 August 2020

In today's episode, listen to Mykaela Saunders read the entirety of her remarkable 'River Story', which won this year's ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. Mykaela is a Koori writer, teacher, and community researcher. Of Dharug and Lebanese ancestry, she’s working-class and queer, and belongs to the Tweed Aboriginal community. Mykaela has worked in Aboriginal education since 2003, and her research explores trans-generational trauma and healing in her community.


The ABR Podcast features a range of literary highlights, such as reviews, poetry, fiction, interviews, and commentary.

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Music credit: 'Moonrise' and 'Negentropy' by Chad Crouch is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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Comment (1)

  • Beautiful...wiping tears of sorrow and joy
    Posted by Debbie
    20 August 2020

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