Tony Birch regularly appears on ABC local radio and Radio National shows and at writers' festivals.
12 Facts About Tony Birch
1.
2.
Tony Birch was head of the honours programme for creative writing at the University of Melbourne before becoming the first recipient of the Dr Bruce McGuinness Indigenous Research Fellowship at Victoria University in Melbourne in June 2015.
3.
Tony Birch has Barbadian convict and Aboriginal heritage.
4.
Tony Birch was born around 1957 and has grown up around Fitzroy, a working-class suburb of Melbourne once considered a slum.
5.
Tony Birch was the first Aboriginal student to graduate with a degree in History from the University of Melbourne, and the first to receive an MA in Creative Writing.
6.
Tony Birch taught Aboriginal history for several years before switching to Creative Writing.
7.
Tony Birch has appeared on ABC radio on shows such as Conversations with Richard Fidler, Life Matters and RN Afternoons.
8.
Tony Birch's work involves academic research, creative writing projects, student mentoring, lecturing and community engagement.
9.
Tony Birch was appointed to the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne in December 2022.
10.
Tony Birch is active in a variety of political and social movements, including climate justice, climate change, refugee-related issues and Indigenous issues.
11.
Tony Birch's novels integrate themes affecting Indigenous people, such as colonial oppression, dispossession, the Stolen Generations, and generational violence.
12.
Tony Birch donates a portion of any prize money to the Indigenous youth organisation dedicated to climate justice, Seed.