Judith Bishop
Judith Bishop (born 1972) is a contemporary 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]
- 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
- 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[edit]
- ^ [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 (29 April 2019). "'I wanted to help change the conversation': History of Aboriginal archaeology wins literary prize". ABC News. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
External links[edit]
- [5] Austlit Literary Database page
- [6] Personal website
- [7] Salt Publishing author page
- [8] Mansour Hosseini: musical setting of a poem, "Reading the Greek Myths"
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
