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Joy Wandin Murphy Joy Wandin Murphy i(A123209 works by) (a.k.a. Joy Murphy; Aunty Joy Murphy)
Born: Established: Healesville, Healesville area, Yea - Eildon - Warburton area, Melbourne Outer North, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal Wurundjeri / Woiwurung ; Aboriginal
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Joy Murphy Wandin is a Wurundjeri Elder and poet who has been involved in sharing Wurundjeri culture and history. Wandin is a Professor and an Australia Day ambassador. Joy is related to William Barak,who was her grandfather, Robert Wandin's nephew.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Wilam : A Birrarung Story Newtown : Black Dog Books , 2019 14800069 2019 single work picture book children's

'As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path down to palem warreen. Wilam – home. 

'Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly joins award-winning picture book duo Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy to tell the Indigenous and geographical story of Melbourne’s beautiful Yarra river, from its source to its mouth; from its pre-history to the present day.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 shortlisted Educational Publishing Awards Australia Primary
2020 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Picture Books
2020 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2020 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
2020 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Children's Picture Book of the Year
2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book
2020 IBBY Honour Diploma Illustration for illustrator Lisa Kennedy.
y separately published work icon Welcome to Country Newtown : Black Dog Books , 2016 10491285 2016 single work picture book children's

'This is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy, beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy.

'Welcome to the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People. We are part of this land and the land is part of us. This is where we come from. Wominjeka Wurundjeri balluk yearmenn koondee bik. Welcome to Country.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2017 recommended Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature Picture Book and Younger Readers
2017 shortlisted Educational Publishing Awards Australia Primary Educational Picture or Chapter Book
2017 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Best Book for Language Development – Indigenous Children
2017 winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Non-Fiction
2017 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book
2017 longlisted Indie Awards Children's
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