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Bronwyn Lea
Bronwyn Lea is a contemporary Australian poet, academic and editor. Biography Born in Tasmania, Lea grew up in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, moving to San Diego to study at California State University. She completed a PhD titled "The way into stone; To dwell in possibility: Social roles of the poet" at University of Queensland (UQ) in 2005 and as of 2021 is a full professor and head of the School of Communication and Arts at UQ. She was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council from 2005–2008. Lea appeared in two events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Published works Poetry * ''The Deep North: A selection of poems'' (George Braziller, 2013) *''The Other Way Out''. (Giramondo Publishing, 2008) * ''The Wooden Cat and Other Poems''. (Picaro P, 2003) * ''Flight Animals''. (University of Queensland Press, 2001) Series Editor (with Martin Duwell) * '' The Best Australian Poetry''. University of Queensland Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston () or () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, Launceston has a population of 87,645. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License/ref> Launceston is the second most populous city in Tasmania after the state capital, Hobart. As of 2020, Launceston is the 18th largest city in Australia. Launceston is fourth-largest inland city and the ninth-largest non-capital city in Australia. Launceston is regarded as the most liveable regional city, and was one of the most popular regional cities to move to in Australia from 2020 to 2021. Launceston was named Australian Town of the Year in 2022. Settled by Europeans in March 1806, Launceston is one of Australia's oldest cities and it has many historic buildings. Like many places in Australia, it was named after a town in the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Duwell
Martin Duwell (born 1948, in England) is an Australian poetry editor, reviewer and publisher. Duwell is recognized as a leading poetry reviewer in Australia, as well as for his "significant contribution to the recognition and development of new poetry in Australia". Life Duwell was educated at the University of Queensland and has maintained a long association with the university as a teacher, scholar and editor for the poetry magazine ''Makar'' (1968–80) and the related Gargoyle Poets Series (1972–80). Throughout his career, Duwell's reviews of new publications have appeared frequently in many Australian magazines and newspapers. In 1982 he published ''A Possible Contemporary Poetry: Interviews with Thirteen Poets from the New Australian Poetry''. He was also the poetry editor for the University of Queensland Press for several years during the 1980s. Duwell formalised his strength in contemporary poetry with a 1988 PhD thesis that explored the influence of contemporary Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Poets
The poets listed below were either citizens or residents of Australia or published the bulk of their poetry whilst living there. A B C D E F G H I–J K L M N O P Q–R S T V W Y–Z See also *Poetry *List of poets * List of English language poets *Australian literature * Poets Union References {{lists of poets Poets Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal A ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Births
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is First inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – Attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev, An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Slessor Prize For Poetry
The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial length published in book form.New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Web page accessed 5 November 2006 It is named after (1901–1971). The prize currently comes with a A$30,000 cash award. Winners and shortlists
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Colin Roderick Award
The Colin Roderick Award is presented annually by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at Queensland's James Cook University for "the best book published in Australia which deals with any aspect of Australian life". It was first presented in 1967 and has a prize of A$20,000. Starting in 1980, the H. T. Priestley Memorial Medal has also been bestowed upon the award winner. The Award was founded by Colin Roderick, an Australian "writer, editor, academic and educator". Award winners * 2022: Emily Bitto, ''Wild Abandon'' * 2021: Sofie Laguna, ''Infinite Splendours'' *2020: Sally Young, ''Paper Emperors: The rise of Australia’s newspaper empires'' * 2019: Robert Drewe, ''The True Colour of the Sea'' * 2018: Jock Serong, ''On the Java Ridge'' * 2016: Josephine Wilson, ''Extinctions'' * 2015: Gail Jones, ''A Guide to Berlin'' * 2014: Michael Wilding, ''Wild Bleak Bohemia : Marcus Clarke, Adam Lindsay Gordon and Henry Kendall - A Documentary'' * 2013: Ashley Hay, ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Elder Award
The Anne Elder Trust Fund Award for poetry was administered by the Victorian branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers from its establishment in 1976 until 2017. From 2018 the award has been administered by Australian Poetry. It is awarded annually, as the Anne Elder Award, for the best first book of poetry published in Australia. It was established in 1976 and currently has a prize of A$1000 for the winner.2005 National Literary Awards Results p. 2. The award is named after Australian poet Anne Elder (1918–1976). Award winners Prior to 2004 * 1977: |
Fellowship Of Australian Writers
The Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) was established in Sydney in 1928, with the aim of bringing writers together and promoting their interests. The organisation played a key role in the establishment of the Australian Society of Authors in 1963, a national body and now the main professional organisation in Australia for writers of literary works. As of 2018, the following state-based independent organisations carried the name: Fellowship of Australian Writers NSW Inc. (a continuation of the original), Fellowship of Australian Writers Queensland, Fellowship of Australian Writers Tasmania, Fellowship of Australian Writers (VIC) Inc., and the Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA) Inc., most of which were founded in the 1930s. History Various claims have been made about its origin, but it seems that poet, Mary Gilmore, was encouraged by Roderic Quinn, and helped by Lucy Cassidy (wife of poet R.J. Cassidy), to hold a meeting of writers, at which a president, John Le Gay Brereton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Michel Wright Prize For Poetry
The Wesley Michel Wright Prize is an Australian poetry prize named in honour of Wesley Michel Wright in recognition of his bequest to the University of Melbourne. It is awarded annually. History Wesley Michel Wright graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1951. In his will he left a bequest to the university. Wright died in 1963 and the award was subsequently inaugurated. The first known recipient was Leon Slade in 1962. John Tranter, Judy Johnson and Sarah Day have won twice. , the prize is valued at A$4,300. Entry conditions Entry is open to Australian citizens for a poem or poetry collection published in the previous twelve months. Poems to be from 50 to 500 lines long. Winners This list is drawn from the AustLit database: * 1982 Leon Slade * 1983 Alex Skovron * 1984 no award * 1985 ** John Scott – joint winners ** Frank Kellaway – joint winners * 1986 Philip Hodgins * 1987 Diane Fahey * 1988 Laurie Duggan * 1989 ** David Herkt – joint winner ** John T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize
The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize is a biennial award that is offered alternately to enable an Australian poet to visit Ireland and to facilitate the visit of an Irish poet to Melbourne. It provides the recipient with a return airfare, a contribution towards living expenses and an honorary fellowship at the Australian Centre in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. The prize was established in 1992 to commemorate the life and work of Vincent Buckley by reflecting his "love of and commitment to both Australian and Irish poetry". Buckley was a poet, critic and Professor of English at the University of Melbourne and the prize was funded through donations from his family and friends. The Award The award is made by a committee comprising the director of the Australian Centre, the head of the department of English at the University or the head's nominee, and a practising poet nominated by the dean of the faculty of Arts. Past committee members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an annual book award provided by the Government of Western Australia, and managed by the State Library of Western Australia. History and format Annual literary awards were inaugurated by the Western Australian Government in 1982 to honour and celebrate the literary achievements of Western Australian writers. Until 1990 the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards were called the WA Week Literary Awards. The title of the award refers to the year of publication, rather than the year in which the awards were announced e.g.the 2011 awards for works published that year were announced in 2012 The categories included poetry, non-fiction, fiction, Western Australian history, children's book, YA fiction, scripts and digital narrative. There was also a Premier's Prize, which was awarded to an overall winner. The Barnett government downgraded the awards from an annual event to a biennial one much to the disappointment of the WA arts sector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Wright Calanthe Award
The Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award is awarded annually as part of the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial length published in book form. Winners 2020 * Winner: Pi O, ''Heide'' (Giramondo) *Peter Boyle, ''Enfolded in the Wings of a Great Darkness'' (Vagabond Press) * Stuart Cooke, ''Lyre'' (UWA Publishing) *Ellen van Neerven, ''Throat'' (UQP) * Charmaine Papertalk Green, ''Nganajungu Yagu'' (Cordite Books) 2019 *Winner: Alison Whittaker, ''Blakwork'' (Magabala) *Liam Ferney, ''Hot Take'' (Hunter) *Keri Glastonbury, ''Newcastle Sonnets'' (Giramondo) *Marjon Mossammaparast, ''That Sight'' (Cordite) * Omar Sakr, ''The Lost Arabs'' (UQP) 2018 *Winner: Michael Farrell, ''I Love Poetry'' (Giramondo) *Pam Brown, ''click here for what we do'' (Vagabond Press) * Bonny Cassidy, ''Chatelaine'' (Giramondo) * Oscar Schwartz, ''The Honeymoon Stage'' (Giramondo) *Bella Li, ''Lost Lake'' (Vagabond Press) 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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