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 a DPhil 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 doctoral study in the United Kingdom.[1] Her doctoral 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
Event (Salt Publishing, 2007). ISBN 978-1-84471-283-0
Awards
- Marten Bequest Travelling Fellowship, 2002-2004 [4]
- 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 [5]
- Victorian Premier's Awards C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for Event
- ABR Poetry Prize, 2006
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