Dženana Vucic Explained

Dženana Vucic
Birth Place:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Occupation:Writer, poet, essayist
Language:English, Bosnian
Nationality:Bosnian, Australian
Alma Mater:University of Glasgow (PhD)

Dženana Vucic is a Bosnian-Australian writer, poet and essayist. She is a regular contributor to numerous Australian literary journals including Cordite Poetry Review, Kill Your Darlings and Overland, and has also contributed to the Australian Multilingual Writing Project, Rabbit and Meanjin.[1] At various stages, Vucic has lived in Glasgow, Berlin, Konjic and Melbourne.[2]

Early life

Vucic was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak) family. As a child, she emigrated to Australia as a refugee during the Bosnian War of 1992–1995, along with her mother and sister.[3] She has written extensively about her experiences with her family around this time, particularly regarding her family switching from speaking Bosnian to speaking English after migrating to Australia.

Education

Vucic was awarded a PhD in English Literature from the University of Glasgow.[4]

Prizes, awards and fellowships

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dženana Vucic . 25 January 2024 . Dženana Vucic . en . 24 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524114054/https://dzenanavucic.com/ . live .
  2. Web site: Migratory Flights . Vucic . Dženana . 14 August 2023 . 25 January 2024 . Sydney Review of Books . en . 25 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100722/https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/migratory-flights-vucic/ . live .
  3. Web site: 14 September 2022 . Everything I Don't Know How to Say / sve što ne znam kako da kažem . Vucic . Dženana . 25 January 2024 . Cordite Poetry Review . en . 25 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100721/http://cordite.org.au/essays/everything-i-dont-know-how-to-say/ . live .
  4. Web site: Dženana Vucic . 25 January 2024 . Red Room Poetry . en . 24 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524114022/https://redroompoetry.org/poets/dzenana-vucic/ . live .
  5. Web site: Dženana Vucic . 25 January 2024 . Emerging Writers' Festival . 24 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524114022/https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/writer/dzenana-vucic/ . live .
  6. Web site: Dženana Vucic . 25 January 2024 . The Wheeler Centre . en-AU . 25 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125100721/https://www.wheelercentre.com/people/dzenana-vucic/ . live .