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Finuala Dowling

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Finuala Dowling

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1962-06 (Cape Town, South Africa)
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English
Residence History
Kalk Bay, Cape Town

Career

Occupations
Poet, Writer, Lecturer, Editor
Active Years
2002-2022

Education

University of Cape Town
English
Degree: MA
Country: South Africa
University of South Africa
English
Degree: D.Litt.
Period: 講師として8年間
Country: South Africa
Lectured in English for eight years

Awards

Ingrid Jonker Prize
2004
Work: I Flying
Result: winner
Sanlam Award for Poetry
2006
Work: Doo-Wop Girls of the Universe
Result: winner
Olive Schreiner Prize
2010
Work: Notes from the Dementia Ward
Result: winner
M-Net Literary Award
2012
Work: Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart
Category: English category
Result: winner
Herman Charles Bosman Award
Work: The Fetch
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

I Flying

2002 Poetry

First poetry anthology

FlyingFreedom

Doo-Wop Girls of the Universe

2006 Poetry

Doo-Wop Girls of the Universe

Notes from the Dementia Ward

2008 Poetry

Notes from the Dementia Ward

Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart

2011 Novel

Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart

The Fetch

2015 Novel

Bibliography

  • I Flying
  • Doo-Wop Girls of the Universe
  • Notes from the Dementia Ward
  • Pretend You Don't Know Me: New and Selected Poems
  • What Poets Need
  • Flyleaf
  • Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart
  • The Fetch
  • Okay, Okay, Okay
  • The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers

Legacy

South African poet and novelist known for winning several literary awards including Ingrid Jonker Prize and Olive Schreiner Prize.

Trivia

  • Seventh of eight children born to radio broadcasters.
  • Lives with daughter Beatrice, who also writes poetry.
  • Set up Dowling Sisters Productions with sisters Tessa and Cara.