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.

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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

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ ""Rae and Edith Bennett Travelling Scholarship"". The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ↑ ""Judith Bishop on Yves Bonnefoy"". Jacket Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Austlit — Judith Bishop". Austlit. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ↑ ""2007 National Literary Awards"" (PDF). FAW. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "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. 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. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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