维拉朱里作家奥德特·布朗在最佳澳大利亚线比赛中以她的故事"Wattle"赢得了3000美元. Wiradjuri writer Odette Brown wins $3,000 for her story "Wattle" at the Best Australian Yarn competition.

奥黛特·布朗(Odette Brown)是一位来自纽卡斯尔的30岁的Wiradjuri作家,他在最佳澳大利亚Yarn比赛中获得第一民族童话故事奖,价值3 000美元,总奖金为80 000美元。 Odette Brown, a 30-year-old Wiradjuri writer from Newcastle, won the First Nations Storytelling Prize, worth $3,000, at the Best Australian Yarn competition, which offers $80,000 in total prize money. 她的故事“Wattle”是她因失去祖母而感到悲痛的灵感, 并探索了在土著传说中哭泣的文化意义。 Her story, "Wattle," was inspired by her grief over losing her grandmother and explores the cultural significance of wattle in Aboriginal lore. Brown正在研究土著研究,他计划申请医学院,并将写作视为一个创造性的渠道。 Brown, who is studying Aboriginal Studies, plans to apply for medical school and sees writing as a creative outlet.