Bella Li

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Bella Li (born 1983) is a Chinese-born Australian poet.

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Early life and career

Li was born in China in 1983. When she was three she and parents migrated to Australia. Li has an Arts/Law degree from the University of Melbourne. [1] In 2020 she received a PhD from the same university for her thesis, "The Forest, the Desert and the Road: Chronotopes of American Spaces in Twentieth-century Long-form Poetry; and a Creative Work, 'Hotel America'". [2]

Her poetry has appeared in Meanjin , [3] Cordite and other literary journals. [1] In 2017 Li was awarded a literary grant by the Australia Council. [4] She served as a judge for the 2020 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize. [5]

Awards and recognition

Works

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References

  1. 1 2 Comyn, Joshua. "Bella Li". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ Li, Bella (2020), The Forest, the Desert and the Road: Chronotopes of American Spaces in Twentieth-century Long-form Poetry; and a Creative Work, 'Hotel America' , retrieved 10 June 2021
  3. ↑ Li, Bella (1 September 2007), "The House of Atreus.(Poem)", Meanjin, 66 (3), Melbourne University Publishing Ltd: 146(2), ISSN   0815-953X
  4. ↑ "Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients". Books+Publishing. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Overland announces Judith Wright Poetry Prize shortlist". Books+Publishing. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Peter Blazey Fellowship, Ernest Scott, Wesley Michel Wright and Affirm Press Creative Writing prizes presented". Books+Publishing. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Anne Elder Award". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Red Room Poetry announces shortlist for inaugural fellowship". Books+Publishing. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Australian Centre Literary Awards 2017 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2018 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2018 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Queensland Literary Awards 2018 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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