Judith Bishop
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 (, 2012).
- Alice Missing in Wonderland and other poems (, 2008).
Awards[]
- , 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
- , winner 2006, co-winner 2011
- , 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
- ^ Jump up to: a b [3] Austlit entry
- ^ [4] Literary Awards
- ^ http://www.melbourneprize.org/mp2018/wp-content/uploads/MP2018_Finalists_Judith_Bishop.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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- Australian poets
- 1972 births
- Australian translators
- Australian women poets