In his novels Deadly, Unna? and Nukkin Ya, Phillip Gwynne has given a voice to worlds either unknown or studiously ignored by mainstream Australian society - rural youth, both Aboriginal and European.  The controversy surrounding the filming of the much-awarded Deadly, Unna? has only highlighted the power of Gwynne's semi-autobiographical writing in these novels and the intensity of the story and its issues.
Phillip was a key speaker at the 2001 La Trobe University Bendigo Children's Literature Conference.

• His biography pages from Penguin  
• Austlit has a short biography and lists of Phillip's works and prizes, and you can search further in the database for reviews and analysis
• An interview and review are available at Judith Wright's Misrule pages

For a broader list, have a browse through the Australian Authors and Illustrators page from the NSW branch of the Australian School Library Association.

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