Bowen Street Press acknowledges the people of the Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct our business. Bowen Street Press respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present alongside the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia.

About the project

Bowen Borough was created by Bowen Street Press in collaboration with RMIT Bachelor of Arts students. Editors include Portia Abbott, Vanessa Aziz, Molly Davidson, Meg Kennedy, Kyi Yin Min Khin, Amber Le Fevre, Parth Rahatekar, and Chloe Robinson. This project was produced for educational purposes only.

We want to thank our writers, who have contributed their creative pieces to our art writing village, Bowen Borough. This project is an accumulation of talented and dedicated authors who have written pieces of creative nonfiction for us to showcase. We appreciate their willingness to experiment with their writing to create something truly unique.

A big thank you to Hailey Leimena, who illustrated our village and rooms on a tight schedule and created something warm, happy, and nostalgic. Bowen Borough wouldn’t be the same without her.

BSP would like to thank the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), the Australian Centre of Contemporary Arts (ACCA), and Buxton Contemporary for exhibiting the artworks featured and inspiring our writers. We appreciate their generosity in allowing us to use their images to display the artworks.

Thank you to Zoe and Sarah for bringing us together to create such a meaningful and fun collaboration. We appreciate your guidance and encouragement in bringing together our vision for the project.

Material in Bowen Borough is protected under the Copyright Act 1968. No material may be reproduced in part or whole without written consent from the copyright holders. Copyright of the material published remains with the individual writers and artists. Copyright in volume form © Bowen Street Press.