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Merlinda Bobis is a trilingual Filipino-Australian writer, performer, and scholar. Her creative critical works explore issues of gender, environment, migration, borders, memory, language, and ethics of care, emphasizing decoloniality. She has published four novels, six poetry books, and two collections of short stories, alongside a monograph and lectures on creative research. Her ten dramatic works have been performed internationally. Bobis has contributed numerous literary pieces to anthologies, journals, and magazines, influencing Philippine conceptualizations of 'feeling-thinking-doing'. Scholarly articles reflect her grassroots theorizing and creative-critical empathy. She has developed and facilitated community arts advocacy projects focused on environmental resilience for women and girls, as well as cross-cultural engagement and migration language. Her literary awards include the 2021 Canberra Critics’ Circle Award for Kindness Birds, and the 2016 Christina Stead Prize for Fiction for her novel Locust Girl. She holds a Doctorate of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong.
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