Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2021) Winner
Stephen Edgar
スチーブン・エドガー
Sutīben Edogā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951 （Sydney）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sydney → London → Tasmania
Career
- Occupations
- poet, editor, indexer
- Active Years
- 1979-2025
- Affiliations
- Island magazine (subeditor since 1986, poetry editor 1989-1994)
- Nominations
- Queensland Literary Awards shortlist (Eldershaw, 2013), Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlist (Eldershaw, 2014)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Technical High School | — | unknown | — | — | Australia |
Sydney Technical High School
unknown
Country:
Australia
Attended high school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Harri Jones Memorial Prize for Poetry | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Lost in the Foreground | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | William Baylebridge Memorial Prize | Lost in the Foreground | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Australian Book Review Poetry Prize | Man on the Moon | — | Australian Book Review | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | William Baylebridge Memorial Prize | History of the Day | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Dorothy Porter Poetry Prize | All Eyes | — | — | 共同受賞 |
| 2013 | Australian Catholic University Literature Award | The Dancer | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Colin Roderick Award | Eldershaw | — | — | 共同受賞 |
| 2021 | Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry | The Strangest Place: New and selected poems | — | — | 受賞 |
Harri Jones Memorial Prize for Poetry
1984
Result:
受賞
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry
2003
Work:
Lost in the Foreground
Result:
受賞
William Baylebridge Memorial Prize
2003
Work:
Lost in the Foreground
Result:
受賞
Australian Book Review Poetry Prize
2005
Work:
Man on the Moon
Organization:
Australian Book Review
Result:
受賞
Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal
2006
Result:
受賞
William Baylebridge Memorial Prize
2009
Work:
History of the Day
Result:
受賞
Dorothy Porter Poetry Prize
2011
Work:
All Eyes
Result:
共同受賞
Australian Catholic University Literature Award
2013
Work:
The Dancer
Result:
受賞
Colin Roderick Award
2014
Work:
Eldershaw
Result:
共同受賞
Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry
2021
Work:
The Strangest Place: New and selected poems
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Strangest Place: New and selected poems
2020 PoetryNew and selected poems. Winner of Prime Minister's Literary Award.
formal poetry
Bibliography
- Queuing for the Mudd Club (1985)
- Ancient Music (1988)
- Corrupted Treasures (1995)
- Where the Trees Were (1999)
- Lost in the Foreground (2003)
- Other Summers (2006)
- Photography for Beginners (2007)
- History of the Day (2009)
- The Red Sea: New & Selected Poems (2012)
- Eldershaw (2013)
- Exhibits of the Sun (2014)
- The Strangest Place: New and selected poems (2020)
- Ghosts of Paradise (2023)
- Imaginary Archive (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- firm commitment to closed formsconsiderable panache in handling them
Legacy
Known as an Australian poet distinctive for formal verse.