Courtney Jaye is a writer of Ngarrindjeri and Malaysian descent. She grew up all around Australia and is currently living on Kaurna country. She had her first memoir published in Roots: Home Is Where The Heart Is, placed in the Top 30 for the SBS Emerging Writers Competition 2020, was one of the 2024 recipient of the InReview x ArtsSA First Nations arts writing mentorship and has written for Kill Your Darlings and InReview.
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Courtney Jaye
EWF X Sinister Wisdom: Body of Land
In interrogating how the intersection of queer and racial identity informs notions of belonging, Body of Land hopes to show the multiplicity of lesbian and queer histories. Body of Land is set for publication in 2025, with submissions opening in September.
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