Nardi Simpson

Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay storyteller from New South Wales' northwest freshwater plains. As a member of Indigenous duo Stiff Gins, Nardi has traveled nationally and internationally. She is a founding member of Freshwater, an all-female vocal ensemble formed to revive the language and singing traditions of NSW river communities. Nardi is the current musical director of Barayagal, a cross-cultural choir based at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Nardi's debut novel, Song of the Crocodile, won the 2017 Black&Write! Fellowship and the ALS Gold Medal, and was longlisted for the 2021 Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Literary Award. Her new novel is The Belburd.

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