Gayle Kennedy is a member of the Wongaiibon clan of  South West NSW.  She was Indigenous Issues Editor/Writer for Streetwize Comics from 1995-1998. In 2005 her book of poetry ‘Koori Girl Goes Shoppin’ was shortlisted for the David Unaipon Award.  Gayle went on to win the award in 2006 with her book ‘Me, Antman & Fleabag.’ The book was  shortlisted for a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and  Deadly Award and was commended for in the Kate Challis RAKA Award.  She has had articles and short stories published in publications as diverse and ‘The Australian Women’s Weekly’, ‘Readers Digest’, ;Australian Author’,  ‘Phoenix Educational Review’,  ‘Australian Writer’, ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ and the ‘Edinburgh Review.’