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'In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair. Those that are strong enough are conscripted by the Witch Guard, who enforce the law in peacetime and protect the land during war. However, those with hair judged too long are pronounced enemies of the kingdom, and annihilated. This is called a witch burning.
'Witchy is a comic about the young witch Nyneve, who is haunted by the death of her father and the threat the Witch Guard poses to her own life. When conscription rolls around, Nyneve has a choice to make; join the institution complicit in her father''s death, or stand up for her ideals?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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South Asian Witches Are the Heroes, Not Tokens, in Newly Printed Australian Comic Witchy
2019
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2019;'Three faceless, cloaked figures loom large on the front steps of the Ahmadzai abode. The young girl at the door — Nyneve — doesn't know it yet, but today is her father's last. The Witch Burners have come to burn him at the stake. His crime? Being born with hair deemed too long.' (Introduction)
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South Asian Witches Are the Heroes, Not Tokens, in Newly Printed Australian Comic Witchy
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2019;'Three faceless, cloaked figures loom large on the front steps of the Ahmadzai abode. The young girl at the door — Nyneve — doesn't know it yet, but today is her father's last. The Witch Burners have come to burn him at the stake. His crime? Being born with hair deemed too long.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2020 joint winner Ledger Awards — Gold Ledger