Douglas Lockwood began writing
 books based on his own knowledge and experiences with the Aborigines of northern and central Australia in the late 1950s. These books, which include "I,The Aboriginal" and "We,The Aborigines", made his name known around Australia and in many other parts of the world.
 "I,The Aboriginal
" won the Adelaide 
Advertiser literary
 competition in 1962.
 His other writing
 awards include the
 Walkley Award for
Journalism.