Nardi Simpson: The Belburd

Born in Melbourne and raised on Taungurong country in North East Victoria, Daniel is a Yorta Yorta Melbourne based writer and broadcaster. He is the winner of the 2018 Horne Prize for his essay Ten More Days. Daniel is the host of the 7am Podcast for Schwartz media and l is a contributor to the Saturday Paper IndigenousX, SBS, Crikey, the Age/Sydney Morning Herald, the Guardian. He also hosts the Mission on 3RRRFM. Daniel’s work explores notions of empathy, intergenerational trauma, hidden history and the political landscape that continues to shape the lives of Aboriginal people across the country.

Daniel is currently working on his first manuscript which seeks to expand on these concepts - including in his debut novel which is in the works.

Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay storyteller and performer living in Sydney. Her first novel Song of the Crocodile was long listed for the 2021 Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Awards and in October 2024, Nardi’s second novel The Belburd was published by Hachette Australia. Nardi is a research associate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, growing story and sound projects in both her Sydney and Yuwaalaraay communities.