South Australian Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2004) Winner
Dorothy Porter
ドロシー・ポーター
Doroshī Pōtā
Aliases:
Dorothy Featherstone Porter
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1954-03-26 （Sydney, New South Wales, Australia）
- Died
- 2008-12-10 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia） age 54
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Paganism
- Residence History
- Sydney → Melbourne (from 1993)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1975-2008
- Nominations
- Miles Franklin Award shortlist (What a Piece of Work, 2000), Miles Franklin Award shortlist (Wild Surmise, 2003), Prime Minister's Literary Award nomination (El Dorado, 2007), Ned Kelly Awards Best Fiction nomination (El Dorado)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenwood School for Girls | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| University of Sydney | — | English and History | Bachelor of Arts | — | Australia |
Queenwood School for Girls
Country:
Australia
University of Sydney
English and History
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Christopher Brennan Award | — | 生涯功労賞（詩） | Fellowship of Australian Writers | 受賞 |
| — | The Age Book of the Year | — | 詩部門 | The Age | 受賞 |
| — | National Book Council Award | The Monkey's Mask | — | National Book Council | 受賞 |
Christopher Brennan Award
Category:
生涯功労賞（詩）
Organization:
Fellowship of Australian Writers
Result:
受賞
The Age Book of the Year
Category:
詩部門
Organization:
The Age
Result:
受賞
National Book Council Award
Work:
The Monkey's Mask
Organization:
National Book Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Monkey's Mask
1994 Verse novelA verse novel about a lesbian private eye investigating the disappearance of a young actress.
lesbianismdetective fictionpassion
Adaptations
- [Film] The Monkey's Mask (2000)
Wild Surmise
2002 Verse novelA verse novel about a forbidden love between an astronomer and a mountaineer.
loveastronomynature
El Dorado
2007 Verse novelA verse novel about a detective hunting a serial child killer.
crimerevengedarkness
Bibliography
- Little Hoodlum (1975)
- Bison (1979)
- The Night Parrot (1984)
- Driving Too Fast (1989)
- Akhenaten (1992)
- Rookwood (1991)
- The Witch Number (1993)
- Crete (1996)
- The Monkey's Mask (1994)
- What a Piece of Work (1999)
- Wild Surmise (2002)
- Other Worlds: Poems 1997–2001 (2001)
- Poems January–August 2004 (2004)
- The Eternity Man (2005 libretto)
- El Dorado (2007)
- The Bee Hut (2009 posthumous)
- Love Poems (2010 posthumous)
- On Passion (2010 posthumous)
Adaptations
- The Monkey's Mask (film, 2000)
- The Eternity Man (opera, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Innovator of verse novelsBold and passionate poetic verse
- Recurring Motifs
- passionnaturelesbian themespagan elements
Health
-
Breast cancer2004-2008Battled for four years before death; continued writing until the end.
Legacy
Key figure in Australian poetry, pioneer of verse novels, recipient of lifetime achievement award. Contributed to LGBTQ+ literature.
In Popular Culture
- Cate Blanchett read excerpts from On Passion (2010).
- Brett Dean dedicated a work to her.
Trivia
- Openly lesbian; partner was writer Andrea Goldsmith.
- Self-described pagan committed to courage, stoicism, earth, and beauty.