First Nations Picture Book Translation Workshop with Cheryl Leavy
Join us for a free enriching workshop dedicated to translation practitioners, students, scholars and enthusiasts of children’s literature and First Nations writing!
Discover the beauty of Cheryl Leavy’s bilingual children’s picture book, Yanga Mother (UQ Press), featuring artwork by renowned Meriam and Yupungathi artist Christopher Bassi, through engaging public talks, a delightful afternoon tea, and an optional hands-on translation workshop. This book is a timely and poetic celebration of motherhood and First Nations languages
Program
- 1 pm: Public talks by author Cheryl Leavy and UQ Press editor and publisher, Cathy Vallance.
- 2 pm: Afternoon tea (provided).
- 2:30 pm: [Optional] Hands-on translation workshop. Workshop leaders will advise on translation into Japanese and Chinese. Translators into other languages welcome.
Register by Wednesday 20 November
*Certificate of completion can be provided on request
About the speakers
Cheryl Leavy is from the Kooma and Nguri Nations in western and central Queensland. She is an award-winning poet and writer who loves to tell stories that celebrate First Nations culture, history and Country. Yanga Mother is her first picture book and her second, For You Country, will be published in 2025. Cheryl loves her job as a writer because it gives her endless opportunities to work with friends to make beautiful books together.
Cathy Vallance is an award-winning editor, and the Children’s and Young Adult Publisher at The University of Queensland Press (UQP).
Event organisers
Hosted by the School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland