Veronica Gorrie | |
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Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53) |
Notable works | Black and Blue: A memoir of racism and resilience |
Notable awards | Victorian Prize for Literature (2022) |
Children | 3, including Nayuka Gorrie |
Veronica Gorrie (born 1971/1972), also known as Veronica Heritage-Gorrie, is an Aboriginal Australian writer. She is a Gunai woman of the Krauatungalang clan. Her first book, Black and Blue: A memoir of racism and resilience, a memoir reflecting on her Aboriginality and the decade she spent in the police force, was released in 2021. Black and Blue won the Victorian Prize for Literature, Australia's richest literary award, in 2022.