Judith Bishop
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Judith Bishop (born 1972) is a contemporary Australian poet, linguist and translator.
Biography
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
- 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
- Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship, 2002-2004 [3]
- FAW Anne Elder Award, 2007, winner for Event
- Association for the Study of Australian Literature's Mary Gilmore Prize, 2007, shortlisted for Event
- Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry, 2007, shortlisted for Event [4]
- Victorian Premier's Awards C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for Event
- ABR Poetry Prize, winner 2006, co-winner 2011
- 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 [6]
References
- ^ [1] Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bennett Scholarship Holders
- ^ [2] Jacket Magazine
- ^ a b [3] Austlit entry
- ^ [4] Literary Awards
- ^ http://www.melbourneprize.org/mp2018/wp-content/uploads/MP2018_Finalists_Judith_Bishop.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ Jefferson, Dee, Arts editor (29 April 2019). "'I wanted to help change the conversation': History of Aboriginal archaeology wins literary prize". ABC News. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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