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Australian poet and linguist
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Female
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1 January 1972
The details
Biography
Introduction
Judith Bishop (born 1972) is a contemporary Australian poet, linguist and translator.
Biography
Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. She holds a MPhil from the University of Cambridge 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. Her MPhil thesis at Cambridge treated the poetry of Yves Bonnefoy
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.
Published works
Event (Salt Publishing, 2007). ISBN 978-1-84471-283-0
Awards
- Marten Bequest Travelling Fellowship, 2002-2004
- FAW Anne Elder Award, 2007, winner for Event
- ASAL Mary Gilmore Prize, 2007, shortlisted for Event
- Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry, 2007, shortlisted for Event
- Victorian Premier's Awards C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for Event
- ABR Poetry Prize, winner 2006, co-winner 2011