bagan, barra barra, mirriwarr: The Boys Who Found Their Way Tiwi Islands Winner of the Wilderness Society's

Winner of the Wilderness Society's 2025 Karajia Award for Children's Literature

They wonder what it means to be an artist

as she struggles with the anxieties of fitting in at school

The students celebrate their successes in footy and athletics

honours the people and Country to which they belong

bagan, barra barra, mirriwarr: The Boys Who Found Their Way Tiwi Islands Winner of the Wilderness Society'sLong, long ago, after the Dreaming, two Yuin boys go exploring on a bidhu (mountain) in search of food. They meet with animals of the bagan (land), barra barra (sea) and (mirriwarr) sky, who teach them about being on Country, connecting to the land and to each other. Written by two boys aged 12 and 13, The Boys Who Found Their Way incorporates words from the Dhurga language of the Yuin people of the south coast of NSW. This book was created through