Background
Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972.
Judith Bishop was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1972.
She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a Doctor of Philosophy 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. Her doctoral 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.
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 C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry, shortlisted for Event ABR Poetry Prize, 2006.
