Creative Vic latest Creators Fund recipients announced

The latest round of the Creative Victoria Creators Fund has been announced.

Among the 25 recipients across various artforms are:

Susan Anderson ($28,950)Poet and nonfiction author Susan Anderson will undertake research and development, exploring new opportunities with literary fiction and visual arts

Zena Cumpston ($50,000)Barkandji woman and writer, curator and storyteller Zena Cumpston will research new creative ways to share plant knowledge and knowledge of Country

Nayuka Gorrie ($49,995)Gunai/Kurnai, Gunditjmara, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta freelance writer and screenwriter Nayuka Gorrie will research the colonial history of diabetes in Australia and the history and politics of the black and Indigenous underground music scenes

Ella Mittas ($20,000)Cookbook author and food writer Ella Mittas will undertake an international research residency at the Ionian Centre for Arts and Culture in Kefalonia, Greece, exploring Greek, and the Greek-Australian identity. Further research in Victoria will also explore concepts of cultural identity, place and the broader migrant experience in Australia

Jasper Peach ($36,445)Writer, editor and broadcaster Jasper Peach will explore themes of health and body to inform the development of a children's novel

Lachlan Plain ($36,770)Artist and author Lachlan Plain will undertake research into traditional animation techniques and virtual reality to develop works that explore themes of the bush and human interaction with the environment.

For the full list of successful applicants see the Creative Victoria website here.

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