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The Moon Story, written by Marshia Cook, has won the Wilderness Society's 2025 Karajia Award for Children's Literature in the picture fiction category.

“From the clever minds of the children at Bulla Camp School came a new book called Counting Crocodiles,” says Ann James & Ann Haddon.

A new songbook Buga Yanu Junba meaning Songs for Young Children in Bunuba language, as well as its accompanying album of the same name, was launched last week at Baya Gawiy Buga yani Jandu yani u, an early childhood education and care centre run by Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre. 

Ngali Nga Balun, Ngali Nga Jugun (Our River, Our Country) is a picture book, published through the ILFs Community Publishing program, that tells a Dreamtime Story that has been passed down for many generations.

In Northern Territory homes, Kriol is the most spoken language after English. And it is the most widely spoken Aboriginal language in Australia today.

On Wednesday 3 September, we’re celebrating with the theme Strength in our Stories: For Now & Future Generations with a free FILM and LIVESTREAM event from Sydney Opera House. 

In late May, a team from the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) travelled to Norway to present the work of the ILF on the global stage. The privilege of speaking at these events followed the honour of winning the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an internationally recognised award which has opened many doors, furthering the work of the ILF.

Author Rärriwuy Gurramu Marika and Illustrator Merrkiiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs are respected Elders of the Yolŋu people of North East Arnhem Land Community, Yirrkala, in the Northern Territory. Each is an artist, author and teacher, and has worked on many books.

We are proud to launch a brand that reflects our Community-led values, celebrates First Nations storytelling and honours the diverse cultures and Communities we work with.

NAIDOC Week is an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. This important week honours those who are fighting for their Communities, pays tribute to our history, and celebrates the strengths of First Nations peoples.

Learn about the significance of National Reconciliation Week for 2025.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation ILF) is proud to welcome Jade Ritchie as an ILF Board Member.

ILF's longest standing program has seen 1 million books reach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities across remote Australia.

Four First Nations participants from remote Communities in the Northern Territory have taken part in the official launch and inaugural workshops of the Talent Pathways Program in Sydney with the ILF.

On Tuesday, 4 March 2025, First Nations primary school students joined Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) Lifetime Ambassador Andy Griffiths at the Australian Museum in Sydney to launch the 2025 Great Book Swap.

In a new book, Sweet Home: Stories of Country and family published by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, 28 students from Dawurr Boarding House share their heart-felt stories about what home means to them.

Whatever way you engage with January 26, make sure that culture, inclusion, and connection are centred.

On 22 October, talented 18-year-old student Mia Speed returned to her former Lincoln Gardens Primary School in Port Lincoln, South Australia to launch her first children's book written in her Wirangu language.