UQP: Aboriginal Children's Book Bila Pulled over Illustrator's Bondi Attack Comments
UQP said past comments by illustrator Matt Chun breached its anti-Semitism policy and that it would recycle the already printed run.
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‘Shameful and abhorrent’: Authors call for publisher boycott after book pulled from print
The University of Queensland’s publisher cancelled the upcoming First Nations children’s book over illustrator Matt Chun’s political posts about last year’s Bondi attack.
Authors leave publisher after kids book cancelled for illustrator's comments
Writers including Evelyn Araluen and Randa Abdel-Fattah have left University of Queensland Press after the publisher axed publication of an Indigenous kids book over its illustrator's past "anti-Semitic" comments.
Children's book scrapped after illustrator's remarks on Bondi victims
The University of Queensland Press (UQP) has cancelled a forthcoming children’s book after concluding it could not proceed without appearing to endorse public comments made by its illustrator following the Bondi terror attack. Bila: A River Cycle, written by Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money and illustrated by Matt Chun, had been scheduled for release this year. […] The post Children’s book scrapped after illustrator’s remarks on Bondi victims appeared …
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