Dr Paul Collis
Paul Collis is a Barkindji person.
Paul was born in Bourke, far North/Western NSW.
Paul is an academic and achieved a PhD from University Canberra in 2015.
Paul teaches Indigenous Studies and Creative Writing at University Canberra.
Paul lives and works in Canberra.
Paul is a writer and poet.
Paul's first novel, Dancing Home, won the for a previously unpublished Indigenous author in 2016, and won the ACT Book of The Year in 2019.
Paul's first book of poetry, Nightmares Run Like Mercury, was published in 2021.