Jillian Boyd-Bowie Jillian Boyd-Bowie i(14893872 works by) (a.k.a. Jillian Boyd)
Born: Established: Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Torres Strait Islander
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1 Journey i "To what do I owe the pleasure, of this next breath taken?", Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia 2024; (p. 85-87)
1 Descendant i "My voice echoes the cries of my forefathers", Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia 2024; (p. 83)
1 Everyday Hero i "Silent years masquerade purpose", Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia 2024; (p. 80-81)
1 Cultured Pearl Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2024 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia 2024; (p. 69-87)

Jillian Boyd-Bowie presents an autobiographical account of her life, intertwined with poems. Jillian tells her story through her heritage, parents, her childhood, her experiences moving to and living on mainland Australia. She also explores personal growth through parenthood and Christianity. 

This work includes four poems.
1 Matriarch i "Soft grey skies, occupied poignant cries", Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Borderless : A Transnational Anthology of Feminist Poetry 2021; (p. 17) Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia 2024; (p. 73-74)
1 y separately published work icon Bid Buai : Dolphin People Jillian Boyd-Bowie , United States of America (USA) : Balboa Press , 2021 28068663 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'Bid Buai, Dolphin People is the sequel to the story Bakir and Bi published in 2013 by Magabala Books. It is a fictional creation story set in the islands of the Torres Strait, Far North Queensland, Australia, before colonization. Mar, Tam and Lusik are now much older and life has settled on their island of Ekiam. Tam soon stumbles across a mystical charm that was stolen from the Mabagal Clan of the West. When Iriana, the charm, falls into the wrong hands, it brings misfortune. So the journey begins with the rightful owners travelling through the islands in search of Iriana to bring back home and restore their once prosperous lifestyle. This story is interwoven with supernatural themes, totemic connections, kinship relations, language terms and customs that are true to Torres Strait Islander Culture.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Woman i "Aka (Grandmother), undisputed Matriarch", Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , October 2018;
1 MABO 1936-1992 i "The land, the skies, the seas", Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , October 2018;
1 Descendant i "My voice echoes the cries of my forefathers", Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , October 2018;
1 A Suite of Three Poems Jillian Boyd-Bowie , 2018 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , October 2018;
1 5 y separately published work icon Bakir and Bi Jillian Boyd-Bowie , Tori-Jay Mordey (illustrator), Broome : Magabala Books , 2013 Z1922956 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'Based on a Torres Strait Islander creation story with illustrations by 18-year-old Tori-Jay Mordey. Bakir (rock) and Mar (storm bird) live on a remote island called Egur with their two young children. While fishing on the beach Bakir comes across a very special pelican (Bakir’s totem is a pelican) named Bi. A famine occurs, and life on the island is no longer harmonious. One day Bakir and Bi disappear and Mar and the children are forced to make the journey to another island by canoe ... and so begins the adventure. There are supernatural themes, totemic connections and kinship relationships — and the island names are imaginary as are the characters. The moral of the story is that everyone has a destiny and a purpose in life.' (Publication summary)
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