Judith Beveridge (born 1956) is a contemporary

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. She is a recipient of the

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Biography

Judith Beveridge was born in

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, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. She started her education at the Auburn North Public School in September 1961, and graduated in 1968 as "Dux of the School" (a title awarded to the student with best aggregate result over all subjects). Completing a BA at UTS she has worked in libraries, teaching, as a researcher and in environmental regeneration. From 2003 until 2018, she taught creative writing at The

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and was poetry editor for ''

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'' from 2005 to 2015, having previously edited ''Hobo'' and the Australian

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literature journal ''Kalimat''.

Awards and nominations

* Wesley Michel Wright Award * 1988 –

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for ''The Domesticity of Giraffes'' * 1988 –

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, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for ''The Domesticity of Giraffes'' * 1988 –

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, C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry for ''The Domesticity of Giraffes'' * 2003 – The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize * 2004 – Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Poetry Collection – Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award for ''Wolf Notes'' * 2005 – winner of the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal at the Mildura Writer's Festival * 2013 –

*2015 –

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*2015 –

, shortlisted, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for ''Devadatta's Poems.'' *2019 –

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(UQP, 2006) *''Sun Music: New and Selected Poems'', (Giramondo, 2018)

Articles

* Beveridge, Judith. (2001). ''Four Ascetics'',

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, 45, no. 1, (2001): 152

References

External links

4 poems
at Thylazine
Several poems
at Poetry International Web {{DEFAULTSORT:Beveridge, Judith 1956 births Living people Australian women poets Meanjin people