The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2017) Winner
Ali Cobby Eckermann
アリ・コビー・エッカーマン
Ari Kobī Ekkāman
Aliases:
Penelope Rae Cobby
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963-01-01 （Adelaide, Kate Cocks Memorial Babies’ Home）
- Nationality
- Australian, Yankunytjatjara
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South Australia → Northern Territory
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Affiliations
- First Nations Australia Writers Network
- Influenced By
- Boori Pryor, Lionel Fogarty, Kim Scott, Alexis Wright
- Nominations
- Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature John Bray Poetry Award 2014 (Ruby Moonlight shortlist), New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writers' Prize 2015 (Inside My Mother shortlist), Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing 2016 (Inside My Mother shortlist), Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry 2024 (She Is the Earth shortlist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkworth Area School | — | General | — | — | Australia |
Brinkworth Area School
General
Country:
Australia
Schooling in mid-north South Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Windham-Campbell Literature Prize | — | Poetry | Windham-Campbell Prizes | Winner |
| 2013 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year | Ruby Moonlight | — | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Winner |
| 2013 | Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | Ruby Moonlight | — | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Winner |
| 2024 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year | She Is the Earth | — | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Winner |
| 2024 | Indigenous Writers' Prize | She Is the Earth | — | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Winner |
Windham-Campbell Literature Prize
2017
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Windham-Campbell Prizes
Result:
Winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year
2013
Work:
Ruby Moonlight
Organization:
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
Winner
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
2013
Work:
Ruby Moonlight
Organization:
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
Winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year
2024
Work:
She Is the Earth
Organization:
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
Winner
Indigenous Writers' Prize
2024
Work:
She Is the Earth
Organization:
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2024) Excellence Award
Works
Major Works
little bit long time
2009 Poetry collectionPoetry collection addressing the problematic history of Indigenous Australians since colonial times
Stolen GenerationsColonialism
Ruby Moonlight
2012 Verse novelSet in remote South Australia in the 1880s, exploring colonialism’s impact
ColonialismIndigenous landLanguage
She is the Earth
2023 Verse novelExplores connection to earth and Indigenous themes
EarthIndigenous culture
Bibliography
- Little Bit Long Time (2009)
- Kami (2010)
- His Father's Eyes (2011)
- Love Dreaming & Other Poems (2012)
- Too Afraid to Cry (2012)
- Ruby Moonlight (2012)
- Inside My Mother (2015)
- She Is the Earth (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple and engaging narrativeSubtle handling of political implications
- Recurring Motifs
- Stolen GenerationsLegacy of colonialismIndigenous experiences
Health
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Sexual assault7歳時Childhood trauma
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Domestic violence17-19歳頃Escape from domestic violence
Legacy
Internationally acclaimed Australian Indigenous poet, winner of multiple literary awards, expressing Stolen Generations experiences through poetry
Quotes
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I learnt to live in two different ways over my life. I learnt a good example of hard work and kindness from growing up with my mum and dad in my adopted family. And I’m extremely grateful that my traditional family welcomed me back with such love and honesty. I got a second chance to live in an honest world
Source: news.com.au interview
Trivia
- Adopted and found birth mother at 34
- Founded Australia's first Aboriginal Writers Retreat
- First Aboriginal Australian at University of Iowa International Writing Program