Admissions
Voices within mental health
An unprecedented look at the lived experience of mental health in creative work, as told by writers, comedians and public figures
We are full of worlds that can't be contained by a pill.
This groundbreaking collection documents the state of mental health in Australia, foregrounding a wide range of voices with lived experience defining themselves beyond a diagnosis.
Admissions showcases more than one hundred works: poems, essays, lyrics, fiction and illustrations from some of our leading writers, comedians and public figures challenging prescribed notions of illness, recovery, treatment and trauma while reclaiming language as an act of mad pride.
Exploding with optimism and pain, encounters and descriptions, this is an unprecedented exploration of what is carried through life and writing.
Contributors include:
Sara M. Saleh, Grace Tame, Felicity Ward, Shastra Deo, Nat's What I Reckon, Helena Fox, Krissy Kneen, Christine Anu, Elizabeth Tan, Justin Heazlewood, Kristen Dunphy, Jennifer Wong, Fiona Wright, Amani Haydar, Omar Sakr, Sam Twyford-Moore, Ellen van Neerven, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Anna Spargo-Ryan, Eunice Andrada, Steven Oliver and many more.
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Publishing has a diversity problem. There are less 'diverse' books being published which limits the discoverability and reach of those authors.
Representation is important. Read more about why we exist here.
An anti-racist social enterprise bookstore specialising in BIPOC books.
Only about 11% of books published are by BIPOC authors — so unless you specifically seek out books by BIPOC authors, you aren't likely to find very many of them organically. At Amplify, BIPOC authors are highlighted and celebrated. Here, they don't have to fight to be seen, and you don't have to fight to find them.
We hope that in our shop, you can discover a new favourite read, find stories that speak uniquely to you, learn about a culture outside your own (or more about your own histories), and gain a better understanding of the systems that connect us all.
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