Gaele Sobott

Colour Me Blue is a haunting collection of stories, published by Heinemann African Writers Series. It blends fantasy and reality, melding African history and tradition with the grittiness of everyday life. The stories capture the casual or determined oppression of men and women, the tenderness of human affection and the powerful rhythm of African myth. The politics of personal relationships are explored against a background of social injustice and material hardship. Gaele’s writing is characterised by a 'mixture of traditional story telling and modern day-to-day struggles’.

Gaele's more recent work includes the biography, My Longest Round: the life story of Wally Carr. Wally ‘Wait-a-While’ Carr is an Australian Aboriginal ex-champion boxer who held twelve titles in six divisions. From featherweight to heavyweight, one of the last of the fifteen-rounders, he fought an astonishing 101 professional bouts in his 15-year boxing career. My Longest Round provides an Aboriginal man’s perspective on inner-city Sydney; the two-up games, the gangsters, and the way working-class neighbourhoods looked out for each other. From hunting goannas, Jimmy Sharman’s boxing tents, rugby league, professional boxing and the first Aboriginal Tent Embassy, to present-day struggles and lifestyles, this story offers a vital snapshot of Aboriginal and Australian history. Gaele worked very closely with Wally to render a vivid account of his tumultuous life.

She is also editor of Young Days: Bankstown Aboriginal Elders Oral History Project, published in 2013.

Gaele Sobott (born 1956), also known as Gaele Sobott-Mogwe, is an Australian author of short stories, non-fiction and children's books.