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Veronica Gorrie
Veronica Gorrie is a Gunai/Kurnai woman who lives and writes in…
DiscoverVeronica Gorrie wins 2022 VPLAs
We’re thrilled to announce that Veronica Gorrie has won the 2022 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing and the Victorian Prize for Literature for her debut memoir Black and Blue.
From the judges:
With a great gift for storytelling and a wicked sense of humour, Gorrie frankly and movingly explores the impact of racism on her family and her life, the impact of intergenerational trauma resulting from cultural dispossession, and the inevitable difficulties of making her way in the white- and male-dominated workplace of the police force.
Black and Blue is a memoir of remarkable fortitude and resilience, told with wit, wisdom, and great heart.
Veronica Gorrie is a Gunai/Kurnai woman who lives and writes in Victoria.
Congratulations to Veronica and all the shortlisted authors
Black and Blue
WINNER OF THE 2022 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
WINNER OF THE 2022 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR INDIGENOUS WRITING
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
The story of an Aboriginal woman who worked as a police officer and fought for justice both within and beyond the Australian police force.
A proud Gunai/Kurnai woman, Veronica Gorrie grew up dauntless, full of cheek and a fierce sense of justice. After watching her friends and family suffer under a deeply compromised law-enforcement system, Gorrie signed up for training to become one of a rare few Aboriginal police…
