First Nations Sensitivity Reading & Cultural Review
As an award‑winning Ngiyampaa writer, cultural facilitator, and Managing Director of Boomalli Consulting, Shannon brings over 16 years of cultural governance, community engagement, and First Nations training experience to her sensitivity reading and cultural review practice.
Her work is grounded in lived cultural knowledge, deep connection to Country, and a commitment to ensuring First Nations stories — whether written by mob or allies — are handled with respect, accuracy, and cultural integrity.
This service supports writers, publishers, screenwriters, and creatives who want to engage with First Nations characters, themes, histories, or settings in a way that is safe, ethical, and culturally informed.
What Shannon Offers
Sensitivity Reading
A detailed review of manuscripts, screenplays, or creative works to identify:
- cultural inaccuracies
- harmful stereotypes
- misrepresentations
- tone or language concerns
- gaps in cultural logic
- opportunities for deeper truth and authenticity
Cultural Review
Guidance on:
- cultural themes
- character development
- community dynamics
- kinship structures
- trauma representation
- spiritual and cultural elements
- respectful engagement with Country
Creative Feedback
Support for writers who want to strengthen:
- cultural nuance
- emotional truth
- intergenerational dynamics
- First Nations worldbuilding
- narrative responsibility
Who This Service Is For
- Fiction writers
- Memoirists
- Non‑fiction authors
- Screenwriters
- Publishers
- Editors
- Production companies
- Ally writers engaging with First Nations stories
Whether you are writing a single First Nations character or an entire cultural narrative, Shannon provides guidance shaped by lived experience, cultural responsibility, and narrative craft.
Why Work With Shannon
- Professional & Cultural Expertise
- Award‑winning First Nations writer
- Bundyi Prize winner
- Represented by leading literary agent Lou Johnson
- Published by Bundyi Publishing (Simon & Schuster)
- 15+ years cultural governance and facilitation experience
- National and international cultural training delivery
- Deep lived cultural knowledge as a Ngiyampaa woman
- Professional experience guiding organisations on cultural integrity
- Inaugural Bundyi Prize winner
- Published by Bundyi Publishing, an imprint of Simon & Schuster led by Publisher‑at‑Large Dr Anita Heiss.
Her cultural review practice is shaped by the same values that guide her writing and her business: truth, respect, responsibility, and care for community.
What You Can Expect
- A culturally safe, respectful process
- Clear, constructive feedback
- Guidance that strengthens your work
- Support that honours First Nations stories
- Professional communication and confidentiality
- Shannon is a member of both the Australian Society of Authors and Writing NSW.
Shannon works collaboratively with writers and publishers to ensure stories are handled with cultural integrity and narrative depth.
Bookings & Enquiries
Sensitivity Reading and Cultural Review services are now open for bookings.
Enquiries: mail@boomalliconsulting.com.au
