Sam Burch

Dr Sam Burch is a writer, teacher, and independent researcher in the area of food policy and Food Sovereignty. He holds a PhD from the University of Queensland and has taught in Creative Writing and Literary Studies at various institutions since 2008. He is a supporter of the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy, dances with the Marrinyama aboriginal group, and is an active campaigner for the rights of First Nations peoples. His first novel, The Naked Vine, is a contemporary story of initiation set in the mountains of south-east Queensland’s D’Aguilar Range, which explores the politics of food production and spiritual connections to land, through the central character's experience of an ancient and sacred plant medicine.