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Judith Bishop | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupations | Poet and linguist |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Notable work | Interval |
| Notable awards | 2019 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry winner; Anne Elder Award 2008 for Event |
Judith Bishop (born 1972) is an Australian poet, linguist and translator.
Biography
[edit]Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. She holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, an MFA in Writing from Washington University in St. Louis and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Melbourne. In 1994 she received the Rae and Edith Bennett Travelling Scholarship for postgraduate study in the United Kingdom.[1] Her MPhil thesis at Cambridge treated the poetry of Yves Bonnefoy.[2]
In addition to her own work, Bishop has an interest in translating French poets, and has published translations of Philippe Jaccottet, René Char and Gérard Macé.[3]
Published works
[edit]- Circadia (UQP, June, 2024)
- Here Hear (Life Before Man, 2022)
- Interval (UQP, February 2018)
- Event (Salt Publishing, 2007) ISBN 978-1-84471-283-0
- Aftermarks (Vagabond Press, 2012)
- Alice Missing in Wonderland and other poems (Picaro Press, 2008)
Awards
[edit]- Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship, 2002–2004[3]
- FAW Anne Elder Award, 2007, winner for Event[4]
- Association for the Study of Australian Literature's Mary Gilmore Prize, 2008, shortlisted for Event[5]
- Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry, 2007, shortlisted for Event[5]
- Victorian Premier's Awards C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for Event[6]
- Peter Porter Poetry Prize, winner for "Still Life with Cockles and Shells" 2006, co-winner for "Openings" 2011[7]
- Melbourne Prize for Literature Best Writing Award, finalist for Interval, 2018[5]
- NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, winner for Interval, 2019[8]
- Melbourne Prize for Literature The Writers Prize finalist, 2024
- Melbourne Prize for Literature Civic Choice Award winner, 2024[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ ""Rae and Edith Bennett Travelling Scholarship"". The University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ↑ ""Judith Bishop on Yves Bonnefoy"". Jacket Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- 1 2 "Austlit — Judith Bishop". Austlit. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ↑ ""2007 National Literary Awards"" (PDF). FAW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Austlit — Judith Bishop awards". Austlit. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ↑ ""Victorian Premier's Literary Awards", Literary Festivals". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ ""Past Winners Of The Peter Porter Poetry Prize"". Australian Book Review. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ↑ Jefferson, Dee (29 April 2019). "'I wanted to help change the conversation': History of Aboriginal archaeology wins literary prize". ABC News. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ↑ "Wright, Tiffany 2024 Melbourne Prize winners". Books+Publishing. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Salt Publishing author page at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 April 2011)
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