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1support critical engagement with creative work that is grounded in cultural rigour. In their commitment to critiquing the literary and institutional forms framing First Nations writing, the applications spoke eloquently to the importance of such engagement.</p><p>We’re delighted to announce that the inaugural recipients of the SRB’s First Nations Critique Residency are: <strong>Alice Bellette</strong>, <strong>Darby Jones</strong>, and <strong>Matt Wildig</strong>. Congratulations!</p></div></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="text" data-slice-variation="default"><div class="text_Holder__JzKXf"><h3>ALICE BELLETTE</h3></div></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="text" data-slice-variation="default"><div class="text_Holder__JzKXf"><p class="block-img"><img src="https://images.prismic.io/sydneyreviewofbooks/aZImbOipRC2KX2Cz_FNCR_AliceBellette-2-.png?auto=format,compress" alt="Landscape author photo of Alice Bellette"/></p><p>Alice Bellette is a Palawa descendant, writer, and researcher who lives and works on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Boonwurrung Country. She holds a PhD in Australian literature. Her writing has appeared in <em>Griffith Review</em>, <em>Sydney Review of Books</em>, <em>Australian Poetry Journal</em>, <em>Meanjin</em>, <em>Cordite Poetry Review</em>, <em>Arena Quarterly</em>, and <em>ACMI Stories &amp; Ideas</em>.</p></div></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="text" data-slice-variation="default"><div class="text_Holder__JzKXf"><h3>DARBY JONES</h3></div></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="poem" data-slice-variation="default"><article class="relative grid w-full grid-cols-12 !col-start-1 gap-y-8 md:gap-8 overflow-hidden !col-span-12"><div class="flex justify-between w-full" style="grid-row:1;grid-column-start:3;grid-column-end:10"><div class="whitespace-pre-line rich-text"><p class="block-img"><img src="https://images.prismic.io/sydneyreviewofbooks/Xoy2pSl5QdmgCcT9_IMG_8798_smaller.jpeg?auto=format,compress"/></p></div></div></article></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="text" data-slice-variation="default"><div class="text_Holder__JzKXf"><p>Darby Jones is a writer and editor based in Magandjin/Brisbane. He is a proud alumnus of the black&amp;write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Project and the Open Book Internship, and has dedicated his career to diversifying the publishing industry. He is the Editorial Assistant at <em>Griffith Review</em> and a bookseller at Cursive Knives.</p></div></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="text" data-slice-variation="default"><div class="text_Holder__JzKXf"><h3>MATT WILDIG</h3></div></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="text" data-slice-variation="default"><div class="text_Holder__JzKXf"><p class="block-img"><img src="https://images.prismic.io/sydneyreviewofbooks/ZTR5VPe6_tgQX_a2_FNCR_MattWildig.png?auto=format,compress" alt="Landscape author photo of Matt Wildig"/></p><p>Matt Wildig is a Palawa writer who lives on Gundungurra Country. A winner of the Varuna Residency Prize, he is currently a Master of Research candidate within the Writing and Society Research Centre at Western Sydney University. His writing has featured in the Powerhouse’s ‘Parramatta Profiles’ series, and his stories inject speculative fiction into the heart of Parramatta and Western Sydney .</p></div></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="divider" data-slice-variation="default"><hr/></div><!--/$--><!--$--><div data-slice-type="text" data-slice-variation="default"><div class="text_Holder__JzKXf"><p>We would also like to thank our partners, the Whitlam Institute, for their support of the program and making it possible for the residents to be housed at the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.whitlam.org/albertstreet" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Whitlam House</strong></a> in Cabramatta. </p></div></div><!--/$--><!--$--><section data-slice-type="image" data-slice-variation="default" aria-label="Image"><figure><img alt="" loading="eager" width="640" height="150" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="object-cover !m-0" style="color:transparent" srcSet="https://sydneyreviewofbooks.cdn.prismic.io/sydneyreviewofbooks/er0Z9j_s45BnjxnK_SRBXWHITLAM_weblogos.svg?fit=max&amp;w=640 1x, https://sydneyreviewofbooks.cdn.prismic.io/sydneyreviewofbooks/er0Z9j_s45BnjxnK_SRBXWHITLAM_weblogos.svg?fit=max&amp;w=1920 2x" src="https://sydneyreviewofbooks.cdn.prismic.io/sydneyreviewofbooks/er0Z9j_s45BnjxnK_SRBXWHITLAM_weblogos.svg?fit=max&amp;w=1920"/><figcaption class="mt-6 text-caption-md !font-normal text-neutral-300/80"></figcaption></figure></section><!--/$--></div></div></main></div><div style="width:0%" class="article-scroll-progress fixed top-[var(--height-header)] left-0 z-50 h-1 bg-neutral-300 transition-[top] ArticleScrollProgress_Holder__cLKru"></div></div><footer id="footer" class="Footer_Footer__6xXyg"><div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row text-neutral-100 bg-neutral-300"><div class="w-full border-b border-neutral-100 p-6 md:py-14 md:border-none"><div class="subscribe-with-email flex flex-col items-center gap-4"><h3 class="text-heading-md md:text-events !font-normal md:!font-medium">Stay Up To Date With SRB</h3><p><a class="button !text-neutral-300 !border-neutral-300 !bg-white" target="_blank" href="https://sydneyreviewofbooks.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eeb3b9f459ef0436a1bc11dde&amp;id=990edbb38f">Sign up</a></p></div></div><div class="w-full p-6 md:py-14"><div class="flex flex-col items-center space-y-4"><h3 class="text-heading-md md:text-events !font-normal md:!font-medium">Help us stay paywall free.</h3><a class="button text-neutral-100 border-red-300 bg-red-300 w-full md:w-auto" aria-label="Support SRB today" href="/support-srb">Support SRB today</a></div></div></div><div class="px-6 pb-6 space-y-20 bg-white pt-14 md:pt-16 md:px-10 md:pb-14 md:space-y-28 text-neutral-300"><div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-11 md:gap-4 md:grid-cols-8"><a class="w-1/2 col-span-1 md:w-auto" href="/"><img alt="SRB logo" loading="lazy" width="157" height="157" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2FSRB-logo-colour.png&amp;w=256&amp;q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2FSRB-logo-colour.png&amp;w=384&amp;q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2FSRB-logo-colour.png&amp;w=384&amp;q=75"/></a><nav aria-label="Footer Navigation" class="grid w-full grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-5 md:col-start-3 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-6 col-span-full text-footer-link"><div><h4 class="mb-4 font-bold">Read</h4><ul class="flex flex-col gap-2"><li><a href="/reviews">Reviews</a></li><li><a href="/essays">Essays</a></li><li><a href="/interviews">Interviews</a></li><li><a href="/our-books">Our Books and Research</a></li></ul></div><div><h4 class="mb-4 font-bold">Browse</h4><ul class="flex flex-col gap-2"><li><a href="/projects">By Project</a></li><li><a href="/topics">By Topic</a></li><li><a href="/writers/letter/a">By Writer</a></li></ul></div><div><h4 class="mb-4 font-bold">Stay Updated</h4><ul class="flex flex-col gap-2"><li><a href="/news-and-events">News &amp; 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