Debra Dank’s luminous literary debut, We Come With This Place, is a story of people, Country and connection that is as rich and as varied as the vast landscape in which it is set. Told through a series of vivid vignettes that shift in time and place, We Come With This Place, weaves stories from Debra’s life growing up in Gundanji and Wakaja Country in the Northern Territory together with the voices and presence of ancestors, family and Country. The book confronts the injustice and ingrained racism of colonialism, but the strong connections between generations and the land that nourishes them, spiritually and physically, infuses the writing with joy and hope.

A profound invitation to listen and to spend time learning about Aboriginal philosophy, knowledge and history, We Come With This Place won an unprecedented four awards at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, alongside a host of other prestigious prizes.

Debra Dank will discuss her remarkable new work with Bundjalung writer and editor, Grace Lucas-Pennington.