Bronwyn Lea Explained

Bronwyn Lea
Birth Place:	Launceston, Tasmania
Known For:	Poetry
Occupation:	author, academic, editor
Partner:	Terrance Montgomery
Website:	bronwynlea.com

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

Biography

Born in Tasmania, Lea grew up in Queensland and Papua New Guinea, moving to San Diego to study at California State University.^[1] She completed a PhD titled "The way into stone; To dwell in possibility: Social roles of the poet" at University of Queensland (UQ) in 2005^[2] and as of 2021 is a full professor and head of the School of Communication and Arts at UQ.^[3]

She was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council from 2005 to 2008.^[4]

She was Poetry Editor of Meanjin from 2006 to 2023.^[5]

Lea appeared in two events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[6]

Published works

Poetry

• The Deep North: A selection of poems (George Braziller, 2013)
• The Other Way Out. (Giramondo Publishing, 2008)
• The Wooden Cat and Other Poems. (Picaro P, 2003)
• Flight Animals. (University of Queensland Press, 2001)

Series Editor (with Martin Duwell)

• The Best Australian Poetry. University of Queensland Press

Awards

• 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
• Fellowship of Australian Writers Anne Elder Award, 2002—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

External links

• Bronwyn Lea's website
• Bronywn Lea Contents page Poems and reviews at Australian Literary Resources
• 4 poems at Drunken Boat
• Insufficient Knowledge Poem
• Interview at ReadersVoice.com

Notes and References

1. http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts/residencies/LITres2003.html#lea Bronwyn Lea
2. Web site: The way into stone / by Bronwyn Lea ; To dwell in possibility : social roles of the poet / Bronwyn Lea.. 2021-02-24. University of Queensland Library. en.
3. Web site: Professor Bronwyn Lea. live. 2021-02-24. University of Queensland. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301132014/https://communication-arts.uq.edu.au/profile/345/bronwyn-lea . 1 March 2017 .
4. http://www.ozco.gov.au/boards/literature/literature_board_members/ Literature Board Members
5. Web site: 2023-09-27 . Announcing Jeanine Leane as Meanjin Poetry Editor . 2023-10-10 . Meanjin . en-AU.
6. Web site: Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911232556/http://uplit.com.au/festival/brisbane-writers-festival-2017/. 11 September 2017. dead. 11 September 2017.