Background
Edgar was born in Sydney, where he attended Sydney Technical High School.
Edgar was born in Sydney, where he attended Sydney Technical High School.
After time spent living in London, he later returned to Australia, going on to study classics and librarianship at the University of Tasmania.
1984 — Harri Jones Memorial Prize for 2003 — Grace Leven Prize for and William Baylebridge Memorial Prize (for Lost in the Foreground) 2005 — Australian Book Review Prize (for his poem "Manitoba on the Moon") 2006 — Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal for an outstanding contribution to Australian literature, at the Mildura Writers’ Festival. 2009 — William Baylebridge Memorial Prize (for History of the Day) 2011 — Dorothy Porter Prize (co-winner, for the poem "All Eyes") 2013 — Australian Catholic University Literature Award (for the poem ‘The Dancer") 2014 — Colin Roderick Award (co-winner, for Eldershaw).
