Background
Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960.
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Judith Beveridge
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She started her education at the Auburn North Public School in September 1961, and graduated in 1968 as "Dux of the School" (a title awarded to the student with best aggregate result over all subjects).
Career
Completing a Bachelor at UTS she has worked in libraries, teaching, as a researcher and in environmental regeneration. She currently teaches creative writing at The University of Sydney and is poetry editor for Meanjin, having previously edited Hobo and the Australian Arabic literature journal Kalimat.
Achievements
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Wesley Michel Wright Award 1988 - Mary Gilmore Prize for The Domesticity of Giraffes 1988 - New South Wales Premier"s Literary Awards, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for The Domesticity of Giraffes 1988 - Victorian Premier"s Literary Award, C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry for The Domesticity of Giraffes 2003 - The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize 2004 - Queensland Premier"s Literary Awards, Poetry Collection - Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Wolf Notes 2005 - winner of the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal at the Mildura Writer"s Festival 2013 - Christopher Brennan Award.
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Born
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Nationality
Australian
Awards
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Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry; The Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize; Wright award; Mary Gilmore Prize; C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry; Christopher Brennan Award; Judith Wright Calanthe Award; Victorian Premier's Literary Award
The Christopher Brennan Award is an Australian award given for lifetime achievement in poetry.; The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry.The Christopher Brennan Award is an Australian award given for lifetime achievement in poetry.; The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry.