Cheryl Leavy
Cheryl Leavy is an award-winning writer of non-fiction, poetry, and children's literature. Her picture book Yanga – Mother was published by UQP in 2024 and was recently shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award. Cheryl has also been awarded the Oodgeroo Noonuccal Prize for Indigenous Poetry, a Varuna Residency, and a Queensland Writers Fellowship.
Her poetry has been published by Cordite, Griffith Review and UQP, and has been commissioned by art museums here and internationally.
Cheryl has served on many boards including the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane Writers Festival and the Institute of Modern Art and is passionate about using the power of language and culture to advance human rights, with a focus on climate and land justice.
Her poetry has been published by Cordite, Griffith Review and UQP, and has been commissioned by art museums here and internationally.
Cheryl has served on many boards including the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane Writers Festival and the Institute of Modern Art and is passionate about using the power of language and culture to advance human rights, with a focus on climate and land justice.
Cheryl Leavy is appearing in the following events:
