The UQP 'Bila' Controversy Reveals the Tension Between Board Governance and Editorial Independence

The UQP 'Bila' controversy reveals the tension between board governance and editorial independence

UQP's decision to destroy 5,000 copies of Indigenous picture book 'Bila' by Jazz Money and Matt Chun raises questions about press governance.

UQP staff urge university to reconsider “Bila” cancellation | Books+Publishing

Several University of Queensland Press (UQP) staff members have signed a letter asking the University of Queensland (UQ) to reconsider its decision to cancel publication of Bila, A River Cycle by Wiradjuri poet Jazz Money and illustrator Matt Chun; while further authors have followed Evelyn Araluen in cutting ties with the publisher in response to […]

UQP has cancelled a children’s book, citing antisemitism

Writers and artists are being cancelled for their political views, even when those views are not expressed in their work, narrowing the space for cultural debate and free expression.