Molly Schmidt

Molly Schmidt is a writer and journalist from Albany, Western Australia. Her debut novel, Salt River Road, was the recipient of the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award. While writing Salt River Road, Molly collaborated with Noongar Elders from Albany, with the goal of producing a novel that actively pursues reconciliation between non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal peoples. Molly completed a thesis on the topic at Curtin University in 2021, supervised by Professor Kim Scott and Dr Brett D’Arcy. She is now embarking on a new biography project, dedicated to celebrating the stories of the Traditional Custodians of her hometown.