Achievements
June 2020
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December 2019
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September 2019
Winner- GRAND PRIZES
Presentation Next Generation Indie Book Awards Canada-
Winner- GRAND PRIZE for FICTION and BEST FIRST NOVEL(over 90,000)
Finalist ACTION/ADVENTURE and REGIONAL
Judges Review
“When a writer takes readers into a world mostly unknown to the general public and makes those readers resonate with and know the intimate details of living in that culture and reality, those readers are truly gifted with an uncommon experience. This amazing book gives readers personal knowledge of the aboriginal people of Australia. We share the familial and historical world as if we, like Lucky-Child, were born into it. We know the pain, glory, wonder and love of this culture, of these people. This book should be required reading if only to strengthen our bonds with all people on this planet, not just the small and, sometimes by comparison, less dramatic and magical life to which we can limit ourselves and others. Lucky-Child is on a journey to know herself and her family through the tenets of her aboriginal rich culture. As we follow her, we become Lucky-Readers, an experience not to be passed up.”
Charlotte Robin Cook, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Judge
https://www.indiebookawards.com/winners/list
The Alpine Fellowship Sweden-Long-list (short-list announced 30th May)
https://alpinefellowship.com/writing-prize-longlist
Signed contract with Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Contracted to write The People on the Hill, with the performance 21st Dec 2020, Dramaturge Hellie Turner.
Review by Writing WA
“Lucky-Child: The Secret is both a gritty, no-punches-pulled account of contemporary Indigenous life in the northwest town of Broome, and a fascinating tale of adventure and spiritual empowerment of a young Indigenous woman – a reluctant heroine – under the guidance of her great-grandmother, or Jalbri, in their Country to the north. Through language and imagery sometimes delicate, sometimes brutal, Gates gives readers insight into traditional Indigenous beliefs and practices while unfurling a fantasy of twists, turns, tragedies and triumphs. Depictions of majestic landscape and the means by which a band of women not only survive but thrive are riveting. Words and phrases of Indigenous language – primarily Wajarri and Mangala – scattered freely through the text are easily absorbed and give insight into the complexities and subtleties of these threatened languages. Gates has an established reputation as an artist but this is her first novel. Her powerful artwork graces the cover and chapter headings.”
RED Short-list.
Screenwriter for The Lost Woman
PINK PEPPER/RAMU/BSAG IN ASSOC WITH SCREENWEST
Novel LUCKY-CHILD:THE SECRET nominated by Hon Ken Wyatt
Lucky-Child: The Secret was nominated for the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Australian Books and Writers
DREAMSCAPES EXHIBITION
Held at the MOORES Building in Fremantle
London Book Launch
Interest from Roy Heart Theater France and BBC
Interview with Jessica Strutt on ABC Radio
The story of a book that came to be because of one woman's determination and chance meetings with the right people at the right time.
Lucky-Child, The Secret, by Aboriginal author and artist Chelinay Gates is a book that was meant to be.
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/perth/programs/focus/luckychild/11613290
Book Launch 2.0
Chelinay will discuss aspects of the book and its journey, followed
Grand Book Launch
Chelinay will discuss aspects of the book and its journey, followed by her first book signing for Lucky-Child, before she travels to Europe for the international launch.
PUBLISHED paperback and ebook LUCKY-CHILD : THE SECRET 29.09.2019
Interview with Winnie Lai Hadad Part 1
Join Winnie Lai Hadad as she interviews Dr Chelinay Gates about her upcoming book Lucky-Child - The Secret.
August 2019
July 2019
January 2019
Interview with Winnie Lai Hadad Part 2
Join Winnie Lai Hadad as she interviews Dr Chelinay Gates - Author, Artist and Doctor of Chinese Medicine
AFTRS Talent Camp WA
Writing for Film and Television
Winter Nights Festival Performance
Performed a suite of poems - Blue Room Yirra Yaakin
“Diamonds in the Dust” Preformed
Apart of a select few, Dr. Chelinay was invited to write a performance under the watchful eyes of the dramaturgs. This piece was later preformed by actors at the Blue Room theater in Perth, WA.
Published “The Petri Dish of Life”
Featured in the Cultural Times Magazine Edition 2 July 2019, published by RedHead Communications. Cultural Times is an independent magazine for those curious about culture. Released quarterly – each celebrating the diversity and uniqueness of cultures from around the world. In order to do this, stories are collect and curate from around the world from a variety of sources.
Published “NO DOGS, NO ABORIGINALS”
Featured in the Cultural Times Magazine Edition 1 April 2019, published by RedHead Communications. A magazine for managers and aspiring leaders around the globe.
Published “A Sorry Busniess”
Published “Bushfire Dreaming”
A book co-illustrated by Dr. Chelinay Gates and her partner at the time, Dr. Drewfus Gates. The book explores life and how it can change so drastically.
Published “My Dog Mat”
Written by her son, Dr. Kiri Gates, Chelinay illustrated this beautifully colourful and fun children’s book.