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AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS & WRITERS FOR PEACE Truce by Brenda Saunders [Above] hoto of Brenda Saunders by photographer unknown, 2002. Brenda Saunders Truce A man carries a child on shoulders braced for war Small fingers hold arms raised in surrender. About the Poet Brenda Saunders Brenda Saunders is an Aboriginal artist, activist and writer. Her family are from the Wiradjuri nation in Central New South Wales, Australia. She has always written poetry and stories, but in the last two years has worked more seriously to find her 'voice' in poetry. Her work is drawn from personal experience and politics as well as her knowledge of Aboriginal history and culture. Brenda is also a visual artist who uses digital imaging technologies to project current issues such as Aboriginal land rights and the social inequalities within the Aboriginal community of Australia. Her poetry was published in two anthologies in Sydney in 2002; From the Anabranch published by the Poets Union Inc. and Life in Gadigal County, Gadigal Press, Sydney. Her reading of the poem Sydney, Real Estate - For Sale was broadcast on ABC National Radio during 2002-3. She has recently won awards in three national poetry competitions; the C J Dennis Literary Awards 2003 (highly commended), the Vera Newsom Commemorative Awards 2003 (Commended) and the Julie Lewis Literary Awards 2003 from the Peter Cowan Writers Centre WA. She is also Coordinator of the National Aboriginal History and Heritage Council and an active member of the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative in Sydney.    [Above] hoto of Brenda Saunders by photographer unknown, 2002.