Prime Minister's Literary Awards
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Edition 9 (2016) Winner
Sarah Holland-Batt
サラ・ホランド＝バット
Sarah Holland-Batt
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1982 （Southport, Queensland, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Australia → Denver, Colorado, United States
Career
- Occupations
- poet, critic, academic, Professor of Creative Writing and Literary Studies
- Active Years
- 2007-2025
- Affiliations
- Queensland University of Technology, Chair of Australian Book Review
- Nominations
- Aria: Kenneth Slessor Prize shortlist, etc., The Hazards: Kenneth Slessor Prize shortlist, etc., The Jaguar: Kenneth Slessor shortlist, Griffin longlist, PM shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Queensland | — | Literary Studies | BA (Hons I), MPhil, PhD | — | Australia |
| New York University | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
University of Queensland
Literary Studies
Degree:
BA (Hons I), MPhil, PhD
Country:
Australia
First Class Honours in Literary Studies
New York University
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Fulbright Scholar
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize | Aria | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2008 | Anne Elder Award | Aria | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2009 | Judith Wright Prize | Aria | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2016 | Prime Minister's Literary Awards | The Hazards | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2023 | Stella Prize | The Jaguar | — | — | winner |
| 2023 | Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance | The Jaguar | — | — | winner |
Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize
2007
Work:
Aria
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Anne Elder Award
2008
Work:
Aria
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Judith Wright Prize
2009
Work:
Aria
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
2016
Work:
The Hazards
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Stella Prize
2023
Work:
The Jaguar
Result:
winner
Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance
2023
Work:
The Jaguar
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Aria
2008 poetry collectionDebut collection praised for lyricism and imagery.
mythologyviolencepursuit of beauty
The Hazards
2015 poetry collectionExplores hazards of living through metaphors and landscapes.
hazardslandscapesmetaphor
The Jaguar
2022 poetry collectionCenters on father's decline from Parkinson's disease.
illnessdeathfatherhood
Bibliography
- Aria (2008)
- Pocket Mirror and Other Poems (2011)
- The Hazards (2015)
- The Jaguar (2022)
- The Jaguar: Selected Poems (2024)
- Fishing for Lightning: The Spark of Poetry (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricismlinguistic precisionmetaphorical dexteritysurgical objectivity
- Recurring Motifs
- mythological landscapespersonal and historical landscapesviolencepursuit of truth
Legacy
Leading contemporary Australian poet known for lyricism, precision, and metaphorical skill, with multiple major awards.
Quotes
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Holland-Batt's formal imagination transports the reader fluently through mythological, personal, artistic, geographical and historical landscapes.
Source: Kenneth Slessor Prize citation for The Hazards (2016)