Still Alive, Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System

Those seeking asylum in Australia due to war, strife and violence in their home countries face extraordinary challenges both during their journey and upon arrival. Ahmed's book focuses on people who arrive in Australia by boat. For these people, a long, perilous journey ends with the often equally perilous obstacles they face when dealing with Australia's legal processes, with the privations of onshore and offshore detention centres, and with inadequate health and psychological support.

Still Alive also includes the author's own self-reflective thoughts on the ethics of telling other people's stories, the aesthetics of comics and heavy metal, and the way art can be used for catharsis, healing and redemption after trauma.

Awards

• Winner, 2022, Eve Pownall Award (CBCA)
• Shortlisted in the General Adult Graphic Novel category of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Notable Australian Graphic Novels List of 2021