New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1982) Winner
Fay Zwicky
フェイ・ズウィッキー
Fay Zwicky
Aliases:
Julia Fay Rosefield
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1933-07-04 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia）
- Died
- 2017-07-02 （Perth, Western Australia） age 83
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Melbourne, Australia → Perth, Western Australia
Career
- Occupations
- poet, short story writer, critic, academic, musician
- Active Years
- 1975-2017
- Affiliations
- University of Western Australia, Literature Board of the Australia Council
- Memberships
- Literature Board of the Australia Council, Fellowship of Australian Writers
- Influenced By
- Isaac Babel, Primo Levi, Allen Ginsberg
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | 1950-1954 | Australia |
University of Melbourne
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1950-1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | Kaddish and Other Poems | Poetry | — | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Western Australian Premier's Book Award | The Lyre in the Pawnshop | Non-fiction | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Western Australian Premier's Book Award | Ask Me | Poetry | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Western Australian Premier's Book Award | The Gatekeeper's Wife | Poetry | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Patrick White Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Christopher Brennan Award | — | — | Fellowship of Australian Writers | 受賞 |
| 2007 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Award | Picnic | Poetry | — | 受賞 |
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
1982
Work:
Kaddish and Other Poems
Category:
Poetry
Result:
受賞
Western Australian Premier's Book Award
1987
Work:
The Lyre in the Pawnshop
Category:
Non-fiction
Result:
受賞
Western Australian Premier's Book Award
1991
Work:
Ask Me
Category:
Poetry
Result:
受賞
Western Australian Premier's Book Award
1998
Work:
The Gatekeeper's Wife
Category:
Poetry
Result:
受賞
Patrick White Award
2005
Result:
受賞
Christopher Brennan Award
2006
Organization:
Fellowship of Australian Writers
Result:
受賞
New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
2007
Work:
Picnic
Category:
Poetry
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1998) Winner
Patrick White Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
Kaddish and Other Poems
1982 PoetryA collection of poems centered on an elegy for her father, using the Jewish Kaddish prayer to frame her memorial.
Jewish heritagefather-daughter relationshipidentity
Isaac Babel's Fiddle
1975 PoetryPoems about her Lithuanian grandfather's cultural displacement in Australia.
Holocaustalienation
Ask Me
1990 PoetryPoems on China, America, and Hindu deities.
religioncross-culture
The Gatekeeper's Wife
1999 PoetryPoems on the loss of her husband and elegies for Primo Levi and Allen Ginsberg.
losselegy
Picnic
2006 PoetryPoems about the nature of poetry and the poet's role.
poetics
Bibliography
- Isaac Babel's Fiddle (1975)
- Kaddish and Other Poems (1982)
- Ask Me (1990)
- Fay Zwicky: Poems 1970-1992 (1993)
- A Touch of Ginger: Poems (1991, co-authored)
- The Gatekeeper's Wife (1999)
- Afloat: And Other Poems (2006)
- Picnic: New Poems (2006)
- The Collected Poems of Fay Zwicky (2017)
- Hostages: Stories (1983)
- The Lyre in the Pawnshop: Essays on Literature and Survival 1974–1984 (1986)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- densely textured but elegant and direct
- Recurring Motifs
- relation between art and the artistJewish heritageautobiographical experiences
Legacy
One of Australia's most original and accomplished poets, praised for her exploration of Jewish identity and autobiographical themes.
In Popular Culture
- Declared a Western Australian 'Living Treasure' in 2004
Trivia
- Accomplished pianist by age six, performed with sisters at school
- Attended Anglican schools
- Toured Europe, America, Southeast Asia as musician 1955-1965
- First husband Karl Zwicky Swiss, second James Mackie predeceased her