Ambelin Kwaymullina

Ambelin Kwaymullina
Ambelin Kwaymullina
Born	1975 (age 50–51); Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation	Novelist; Illustrator; Academic; Assistant Professor of Law;
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Western Australia (LLB Hons)
Genre	Young adult fiction; Children's literature; Science fiction; Indigenous Futurism;
Notable works	The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf; Tender Morsels; Catching Teller Crow; The Lost Girl;
Notable awards	Victorian Premier's Prize for Writing for Young Adults 2019; CBCA Book of the Year Older Readers – Notable 2019;

Ambelin Kwaymullina (born 1975 in Perth, Western Australia) is a Palyku novelist, illustrator, and assistant professor of law at the University of Western Australia.

She was born as the eldest of three children to Sally Morgan, an author and artist, and Paul Morgan, a teacher. She graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1998 with a Bachelor of Laws with honours. Kwaymullina's academic research focuses on both public law, and on Indigenous peoples and the law. Her works of fiction include both young adult science fiction novels and children's picture books. Kwaymullina was a Cybernetic Imagination Resident at Australian National University in 2023-2024, to amplify Indigenous Futurisms.