HERITAGE IN MOTION
Explore 'Heritage in Motion,' a captivating collection of stories that celebrate BIPOC voices and experiences. Immerse yourself in 8 unique narratives that will inspire, provoke thought, and touch your heart. Each story is a masterpiece waiting to be unveiled. Join us on a journey of discovery and connection.
Heritage in Motion gathers eight deeply personal, culturally rich stories from members of the Brisbane BIPOC Writers Group. In this anthology, memory, migration, identity, and intergenerational ties travel across continents and time.
Across these pages, characters cross borders both physical and emotional, moving between past and present, homeland and adopted land, belonging and loss. From Calcutta in the 1970s to the slave dungeons of Elmina, from Icelandic lava plains to small-town Nigeria, from Bengali wedding halls to a West Indian schoolyard, these stories illuminate the complexity of family legacy and the transformative power of travel in shaping who we become.
Each narrative—whether tender, fierce, humorous, or haunting captures the heartbeat of multicultural Brisbane through global journeys. Here, family can be chosen or inherited, memory can heal or haunt, and travel becomes both an escape and a reckoning.
Together, these stories offer an unforgettable portrait of diasporic experience and the universal quest for connection, dignity and home.
Our Stories
The Marriage Broker
In 1971 Calcutta, brilliant young physicist Gargi navigates family duty, colourism, society’s expectations, and a parade of disastrous suitors. Just as she surrenders her dreams, an unexpected lifeline offers her a chance to reclaim her future. A powerful exploration of women’s agency, migration, and the cost of choosing oneself.
By Nivi Das
Meet our Authors
Get to know the talented individuals who make up the BIPOC writers' group at Wole Akosile Author. Each member brings a unique perspective and voice to our team.
Nivi Das
Nivi Das, originally from India, now calls Brisbane home. An accountant who rediscovered her love for writing through a BIPOC writers’ community, she draws inspiration from the resilience of women whose stories often go unheard. Her work amplifies voices that deserve recognition.
Wole Akosile
Brisbane psychiatrist and writer Wole Akosile founded the Brisbane BIPOC Writers Group to nurture diverse voices. His work explores identity, culture, and mental health, including his books The Gods of Women Have Gone Mad and Real Men Don’t Do Therapy. He believes in the healing power of storytelling.
Uzo Dibia
Uzo Dibia is a Nigerian-born physician and prose writer whose work explores choice, consequence, and inner conflict. Now based in Australia, his writing has appeared in Fortunate Traveler and Medicine, Literature and The Human Being. He balances medicine with salsa dancing and learning Spanish.
Genevieve Goulding
Genevieve Goulding is an Anglo-Indian writer who grew up across Singapore, Trinidad, and the UK before settling in Australia. A specialist anaesthetist focused on obstetrics and doctors’ wellness, she brings a rich cultural background to her writing. She values travel, the arts, and life with her poodle Fergus.