Website: yvettehenryholt.com

Yvette Henry Holt

Brisbane born, Yvette Henry Holt heralds from the Yiman, Wakaman and Bidjara nations of Queensland. A multi-award-winning poet, essayist, editor and an accomplished social landscape photographer. Yvette’s writings have been translated into multiple languages for more than two decades both online and traditional format —recipient of the David Unaipon Award 2005, Scanlon Prize for Indigenous Poetry 2008, Kate Challis RAKA Award 2010, Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing 2008, and recipient of the Queensland Writers Centre Johnno Award 2024, named after David Malouf’s debut novel Johnno.

With avidity and passion Yvette advocates and facilitates workshops nationally and internationally on the poetics of indigenous cultural space, environmental narratives — editing and publishing. Yvette best describes herself as The Occasional Poet.

 Fitzroy North 3068 published by Upswell Publishing — a collection of confessional poetry will drop nationwide in March 2026.