Melissa-Jane Fogarty
Melissa-Jane Fogarty
Melissa-Jane Fogarty is a Mununjali descendent who was born on Dharug Country and now lives on Darkinjung Country. She works as a freelance editor, helping to finesse the stories of other authors while writing her own. Melissa writes fiction with heart and non-fiction that explores fascinating people and places throughout history. When not writing, editing or illustrating, Melissa can be found drinking tea and hanging with her husband, two children and two fur children.
Books represented by Annabel Barker Agency
Tublowgule
A fascinating and inclusive history of one of Australia's greatest landmarks, the Sydney Opera House, and the land on which it is built.
This is the story of Tubowgule.
The Sydney Opera House is an Australian icon and a building recognised all around the world, but the land on which it stands has a long history. We step back in time to when Tubowgule was a ceremonial place for the Gadi people and we follow along as the land is claimed by the colonisers and then takes on various forms and uses before it comes back around again as a place to gather and share song, dance and culture.
The first book in an Indigenous history series about Australia's most iconic landmarks.
'A rich and inclusive exploration of the land beneath one of Australia's most famous landmarks . . . Blends engaging storytelling with historical insights, using sidebars and additional information on each page to deepen the reader's understanding' NATIONAL INDIGENOUS TIMES
'An important book . . . Both the story and the illustrations are warm and inviting, giving us an understanding of how a place of Indigenous life and gathering transformed to feature one of the most recognised buildings in the world' GOOD READING MAGAZINE
