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Judith Bishop

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Judith Bishop
Born1972
Melbourne, Victoria
OccupationPoet and linguist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1991-
Notable worksInterval
Notable awards2019 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry winner

Judith Bishop (born 1972) is a contemporary Australian poet, linguist and translator.

Biography

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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

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  • 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

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  • Personal website[9]
  • Salt Publishing author page[10]

References

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  1. ^ ""Rae and Edith Bennett Travelling Scholarship"". The University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ ""Judith Bishop on Yves Bonnefoy"". Jacket Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Austlit — Judith Bishop". Austlit. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ ""2007 National Literary Awards"" (PDF). FAW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Austlit — Judith Bishop awards". Austlit. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ ""Victorian Premier's Literary Awards", Literary Festivals". Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  7. ^ ""Past Winners Of The Peter Porter Poetry Prize"". Australian Book Review. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ ""Judith Bishop"". Judith Bishop. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ ""Judith Bishop"". Salt Publishing. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2024.