Aboriginal children's book pulled over illustrator's Bondi attack comments
Several writers have cut ties with the University of Queensland Press for cancelling the book.
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Several writers have cut ties with the University of Queensland Press for cancelling the book.
The University of Queensland Press has canceled the publication of 'Bila, A River Cycle' due to illustrator Matt Chun's comments on the Bondi attack, leading to several authors severing ties with the publisher.
Prominent Australian authors, including Evelyn Araluen, have ended their relationships with the University of Queensland Press after it canceled the publication of an Indigenous children's book over the illustrator's past comments.
The University of Queensland Press has canceled the publication of 'Bila, A River Cycle' due to illustrator Matt Chun's comments on the Bondi massacre, leading to several authors severing ties with the publisher.
The University of Queensland Press has canceled the publication of 'Bila, A River Cycle' due to illustrator Matt Chun's comments on the Bondi massacre, leading to several authors severing ties with the publisher.
The University of Queensland Press has canceled the publication of 'Bila, A River Cycle' due to illustrator Matt Chun's comments on the Bondi attack, leading to several authors severing ties with the publisher.
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