His work was highly commended , and the University of Queensland Press commissioned him to write a novel .
In 1990 Wharton entered some of his poems in the David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writers .
Wharton 's work was highly commended , and the University of Queensland Press commissioned him to write a novel .
In 1990 Wharton entered some of his poems in the David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writers .