Wiradjuri writer Odette Brown wins $3,000 for her story "Wattle" at the Best Australian Yarn competition.

Odette Brown, a 30-year-old Wiradjuri writer from Newcastle, won the First Nations Storytelling Prize, worth $3,000, at the Best Australian Yarn competition, which offers $80,000 in total prize money. Her story, "Wattle," was inspired by her grief over losing her grandmother and explores the cultural significance of wattle in Aboriginal lore. Brown, who is studying Aboriginal Studies, plans to apply for medical school and sees writing as a creative outlet.

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