Bronwyn Lea

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Known for Poetry Role Poet Partner(s) Terrance Montgomery		Website bronwynlea.com Residence Brisbane, Australia Name Bronwyn Lea

Occupation author, academic, editor Books The Deep North [review of D. Wells Book on Qld]., The Other Way Out, Flight Animals
Education University of Queensland

Bronwyn Lea is a contemporary Australian poet, academic and editor.

Biography

Born in Tasmania, Bronwyn Lea grew up in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, moving to San Diego to study at California State University. She has completed a PhD at University of Queensland and currently teaches there in the School of English, Media Studies and Art History.

She was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council from 2005-2008.

Bronwyn Lea appeared in 2 events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Poetry

The Other Way Out. (Giramondo Publishing, 2008)

The Wooden Cat and Other Poems. (Picaro P, 2003)

Flight Animals. (University of Queensland Press, 2001) ISBN 0-7022-3242-4

Series Editor (with Martin Duwell)

John Bray Poetry Award Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, 2010, winner for The Other Way Out

C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry, 2010, shortlisted for The Other Way Out

Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry, 2008, shortlisted for The Other Way Out

Western Australian Premier's Book Awards for Poetry, 2008, winner for The Other Way Out

The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize, 2006, University of Melbourne

Wesley Michel Wright Prize for Poetry, 2001—winner for Flight Animals

John Bray Poetry Award ] Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, 2002—shortlisted for Flight Animals

Colin Roderick Award, 2002—special mention for Flight Animals

Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry, 2002—shortlisted for Flight Animals

Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, 2002—shortlisted for Flight Animals

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