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第13回（2020年） Winner
Omar Sakr
オマル・サクル
Omaru Sakuru
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1989-11-22 （Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia）
- 国籍
- Australian
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Islam
- 居住地歴
- Western Sydney
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Novelist, Essayist
- 活動期間
- 2014年〜2024年
- 所属
- The Lifted Brow (Poetry Editor, 2017-2020)
- ノミネート
- Non-Essential Work: Shortlisted for 2024 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, 2024 ALS Gold Medal, These Wild Houses: Shortlisted for Judith Wright Calanthe Award, Anne Elder Award, Kenneth Slessor Prize, The Lost Arabs: Shortlisted for Judith Wright Calanthe Award, John Bray Poetry Award, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Colin Roderick Award, Son of Sin: Shortlisted for 2023 Indie Book Awards Debut Fiction
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Technology, Sydney | — | Communication | BA | 2006-2010 | Australia |
| University of Sydney | — | Creative Writing | Master | 2011-2013 | Australia |
| Liverpool Boys High School | — | — | — | — | Australia |
University of Technology, Sydney
Communication
学位:
BA
期間:
2006-2010
卒業年:
2010
国:
Australia
University of Sydney
Creative Writing
学位:
Master
期間:
2011-2013
卒業年:
2013
国:
Australia
Liverpool Boys High School
国:
Australia
High school
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prime Minister's Literary Award | The Lost Arabs | 詩 | Australian Government | Winner |
| 2019 | Edward Stanley Award | Poetry | — | — | Winner |
| 2020 | Woollahra Digital Literary Award | Poetry | — | — | Winner |
Prime Minister's Literary Award
2020
対象作品:
The Lost Arabs
部門:
詩
主催:
Australian Government
結果:
Winner
Edward Stanley Award
2019
対象作品:
Poetry
結果:
Winner
Woollahra Digital Literary Award
2020
対象作品:
Poetry
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
These Wild Houses
2017年 PoetrySakr's first poetry collection.
IdentityFamily
翻訳
- Arabic, Spanish
The Lost Arabs
2019年 PoetryVital, energy-driven poems speaking with a clear and fearless voice.
MigrationIdentityAngerHumanity
翻訳
- Arabic, Spanish
Son of Sin
2022年 NovelA queer Muslim boy comes of age in poetic, vivid debut laced with charm, candor and warmth.
SexualityReligionFamily
Non-Essential Work
2023年 PoetryLatest poetry collection.
全著作
- These Wild Houses (2017), The Lost Arabs (2019), Son of Sin (2022), Non-Essential Work (2023)
作品の翻訳
- Works translated into Arabic and Spanish
作風・主題
- 文体
- Vital, energy-drivenPassionate, angry yet lucid and human
- 頻出モチーフ
- MigrationQueer identityConflict between religion and sexuality
健康
-
Anxiety, Depression青少年期からChannelled feelings through poetry to transform pain into beauty
評価・遺産
First Arab-Australian Muslim to win Prime Minister's Literary Award for poetry. Pioneer in queer Arab-Australian literature.
大衆文化への影響
- 2024 Australian Greens candidate for Division of Blaxland
引用
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Vital, energy-driven poems that speak with a clear and fearless voice, a voice that is often passionate and sometimes angry, but always lucid and warmly human.
出典: Prime Minister's Literary Award judging panel (2020年)
豆知識
- Turkish father from Ceyhan, Lebanese mother from Tripoli
- Bisexual
- Involved in State Library Victoria Teen Writing Bootcamp controversy
- Named one of top 100 cultural leaders by The Australian in 2022