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'''Bronwyn Lea''' is a contemporary [[Australia]]n [[poet]], [[academic]] and [[editing|editor]].
'''Bronwyn Lea''' is a contemporary [[Australia]]n [[poet]], [[academic]] and [[editing|editor]].


==Biography==
Born in [[Tasmania]], Bronwyn Lea grew up in [[Queensland]] and [[Papua New Guinea]], moving to [[San Diego]] to study at [[California State University]].<ref>[http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts/residencies/LITres2003.html#lea Bronwyn Lea] (Asialink, [[University of Melbourne]]) Accessed: December 24, 2006</ref> She has completed a PhD at [[University of Queensland]] and currently teaches there in the School of English, Media Studies and Art History.


Born in [[Tasmania]], Lea grew up in [[Queensland]] and [[Papua New Guinea]], moving to [[San Diego]] to study at [[California State University]].<ref>[http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts/residencies/LITres2003.html#lea Bronwyn Lea] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917042133/http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts/residencies/LITres2003.html#lea |date=17 September 2006 }} (Asialink, [[University of Melbourne]]) Accessed: 24 December 2006</ref> She completed a PhD titled "The way into stone; To dwell in possibility: Social roles of the poet" at [[University of Queensland]] (UQ) in 2005<ref>{{Cite web|title=The way into stone / by Bronwyn Lea ; To dwell in possibility : social roles of the poet / Bronwyn Lea.|url=https://search.library.uq.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=61UQ_ALMA21113290320003131&vid=61UQ&search_scope=61UQ_All&tab=61uq_all&lang=en_US&context=L|access-date=2021-02-24|website=University of Queensland Library|language=en}}</ref> and as of 2021 is a full professor and head of the School of Communication and Arts at UQ.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Professor Bronwyn Lea|url=https://communication-arts.uq.edu.au/profile/345/bronwyn-lea|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-24|website=University of Queensland|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301132014/https://communication-arts.uq.edu.au/profile/345/bronwyn-lea |archive-date=1 March 2017 }}</ref>
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She was a member of the Literature Board of the [[Australia Council]] from 2005-2008.<ref>[http://www.ozco.gov.au/boards/literature/literature_board_members/ Literature Board Members] ([[Australia Council]]) Accessed: December 24, 2006</ref>


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She was a member of the Literature Board of the [[Australia Council]] from 2005 to 2008.<ref>[http://www.ozco.gov.au/boards/literature/literature_board_members/ Literature Board Members] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212157/http://www.ozco.gov.au/boards/literature/literature_board_members/ |date=27 September 2007 }} ([[Australia Council]]) Accessed: 24 December 2006</ref>
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==Published Works==

She was Poetry Editor of ''[[Meanjin]]'' from 2006 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=Announcing Jeanine Leane as Meanjin Poetry Editor |url=https://meanjin.com.au/blog/announcing-jeanine-leane-as-meanjin-poetry-editor/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Meanjin |language=en-AU}}</ref>

Lea appeared in two events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uplit.com.au/festival/brisbane-writers-festival-2017|title=Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911232556/http://uplit.com.au/festival/brisbane-writers-festival-2017/|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>

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==Published works==


'''Poetry'''
'''Poetry'''
*''The Other Way Out''. (Giramondo P, 2008)
* ''The Deep North: A selection of poems'' (George Braziller, 2013)
*''The Wooden Cat and Other Poems''. (Picaro P, 2003)
*''The Other Way Out''. ([[Giramondo Publishing]], 2008)
* ''The Wooden Cat and Other Poems''. (Picaro P, 2003)
*''Flight Animals''. (UQP, 2001) ISBN 0702232424
* ''Flight Animals''. ([[University of Queensland Press]], 2001) {{ISBN|0-7022-3242-4}}
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'''Series Editor''' (with [[Martin Duwell]])<br />
'''Series Editor''' (with [[Martin Duwell]])
*''[[The Best Australian Poetry]]''. [[University of Queensland Press]]
* ''[[The Best Australian Poetry]]''. [[University of Queensland Press]]


==Awards==
==Awards==
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* [[John Bray Poetry Award]] [[Adelaide Festival]] Awards for Literature, 2010, winner for ''The Other Way Out''
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*[[Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize]], 2006, University of Melbourne
*[[Wesley Michel Wright Prize for Poetry]], 2001 -- winner for ''Flight Animals''
* [[C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry]], 2010, shortlisted for ''The Other Way Out''
*[[Fellowship of Australian Writers]] [[Anne Elder Award]], 2002 -- winner for ''Flight Animals''
* [[Judith Wright Calanthe Award]] for Poetry, 2008, shortlisted for ''The Other Way Out''
* [[Western Australian Premier's Book Awards]] for Poetry, 2008, winner for ''The Other Way Out''
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*[[John Bray Poetry Award]] ] [[Adelaide Festival]] Awards for Literature, 2002 -- shortlisted for ''Flight Animals''
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* [[The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize]], 2006, University of Melbourne
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*[[Colin Roderick Award]], 2002 -- special mention for ''Flight Animals''
*[[Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry]], 2002 -- shortlisted for ''Flight Animals''
* [[Wesley Michel Wright Prize for Poetry]], 2001—winner for ''Flight Animals''
*[[Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry]], 2002 -- shorlisted for ''Flight Animals''
* [[Fellowship of Australian Writers]] [[Anne Elder Award]], 2002—winner for ''Flight Animals''
* [[John Bray Poetry Award]] ] [[Adelaide Festival]] Awards for Literature, 2002—shortlisted for ''Flight Animals''

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* [[Colin Roderick Award]], 2002—special mention for ''Flight Animals''
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==External links==
* [[Judith Wright Calanthe Award]] for Poetry, 2002—shortlisted for ''Flight Animals''
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*[http://www.austlit.com/a/lea-bronwyn/index.html Bronywn Lea Contents page] Poems and reviews at Australian Literary Resources
* [[Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry]], 2002—shortlisted for ''Flight Animals''
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*[http://www.thedrunkenboat.com/lea.html 4 poems] at Drunken Boat
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*[http://www.quadrant.org.au/php/article_view.php?article_id=1039 Insufficient Knowledge] Poem
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*[http://www.readersvoice.com/interviews/2003/December/109/ Interview] at ReadersVoice.com


==References==
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* [http://www.bronwynlea.com Bronwyn Lea's website]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061027155414/http://www.austlit.com/a/lea-bronwyn/index.html Bronywn Lea Contents page] Poems and reviews at Australian Literary Resources
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* [http://www.thedrunkenboat.com/lea.html 4 poems] at Drunken Boat
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927030413/http://www.quadrant.org.au/php/article_view.php?article_id=1039 Insufficient Knowledge] Poem
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* [http://www.readersvoice.com/interviews/2003/December/109/ Interview] at ReadersVoice.com


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Latest revision as of 22:25, 1 July 2024

Bronwyn Lea
Born
Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation(s)author, academic, editor
Known forPoetry
PartnerTerrance Montgomery
Websitebronwynlea.com

Bronwyn Lea is a contemporary Australian poet, academic and editor.

Biography

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Born in Tasmania, Lea grew up in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, moving to San Diego to study at California State University.[1] She completed a PhD titled "The way into stone; To dwell in possibility: Social roles of the poet" at University of Queensland (UQ) in 2005[2] and as of 2021 is a full professor and head of the School of Communication and Arts at UQ.[3]

She was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council from 2005 to 2008.[4]

She was Poetry Editor of Meanjin from 2006 to 2023.[5]

Lea appeared in two events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[6]

Published works

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Poetry

  • The Deep North: A selection of poems (George Braziller, 2013)
  • The Other Way Out. (Giramondo Publishing, 2008)
  • The Wooden Cat and Other Poems. (Picaro P, 2003)
  • Flight Animals. (University of Queensland Press, 2001) ISBN 0-7022-3242-4


Series Editor (with Martin Duwell)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Bronwyn Lea Archived 17 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine (Asialink, University of Melbourne) Accessed: 24 December 2006
  2. ^ "The way into stone / by Bronwyn Lea ; To dwell in possibility : social roles of the poet / Bronwyn Lea". University of Queensland Library. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Professor Bronwyn Lea". University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ Literature Board Members Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Australia Council) Accessed: 24 December 2006
  5. ^ "Announcing Jeanine Leane as Meanjin Poetry Editor". Meanjin. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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