Her historical novels include Dirrayawadha (Rise Up) and  Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms, which was shortlisted for the QLD Literary Awards, longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Prize and was the University of Canberra Book of the Year. Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray won the 2022 NSW Premier’s Literary Prize for Indigenous Writing, was shortlisted for the 2021 HNSA ARA Historical Novel (Adult Category) and longlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize.  Anita’s other adult fiction includes Manhattan Dreaming, Paris Dreaming and Tiddas which she adapted for the stage.

In 2023, Anita released a children’s book Bidhi Galing (Big Rain) illustrated by Samantha Campbell, an Audible Original titled Red Dust Running and became Publisher of her own imprint, Bundyi Publishing (Simon & Schuster).Her latest book is Red Dust Running.