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under the supervision of
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 ...
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His first collection of poetry, ''Latecomers'' (2005), was awarded the NSW Premier's
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
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. From 2006 to 2011, he was poetry editor of the ''Australian Literary Review'', the literary supplement to '' The Australian'' newspaper. Since 2010, he has been poetry editor for ''The Australian''.
As of 2008, Savige was a Gates Scholar at the University of Cambridge, Christ's College. His second collection of poems, ''Surface to Air'', was published in late 2011. Jaya Savige is a lecturer in English and head of creative writing at New College of the Humanities.
Published books
* ''Change Machine'' ( University of Queensland Press, 2020,
*''Maze Bright'' (Vagabond Press, 2014)
*''Surface to Air'' (University of Queensland Press, 2011, )
* ''Latecomers'' (University of Queensland Press, 2005, )
Awards
* Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance and the Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection, 2021, shortlisted for ''Change Machine''
*NSW Premier's
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.The Age Poetry Book of the Year, 2012, shortlisted for "Surface to Air"
* West Australian Premier's Poetry Prize, 2012, shortlisted for "Surface to Air"
* ALS Gold Medal, 2012, longlisted for "Surface to Air"
* NSW Premier's
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.Mary Gilmore Prize, 2006, highly commended for ''Latecomers''
* Judith Wright Calanthe Award for poetry, 2006, shortlisted for ''Latecomers''
* udith Wright Prize 2006, shortlisted for ''Latecomers''
* Arts Queensland
Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize The Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, is a literary award for an unpublished poetry manuscript by a Queensland-based author. The prize was established in 2003 and currently comes with prize money of $2 ...
, 2004, winner for ''Latecomers''
* Arts Queensland Val Vallis Award, 2003, winner for ''Skirmish Point''
Gates Cambridge Scholars
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Three poems from ''Surface to Air'' (2011) by Jaya Savige at
PN Review
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