Kathryn Lomer (born 1958, Tasmania) is an Australian novelist, young adult novelist, short story writer and poet.[1] She has also written for screen, with one short film credit to date.
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Her first novel, The God in the Ink was published by the University of Queensland Press in 2001.[2] Her first book of poetry, Extraction of Arrows, also published by UQP, was released in September 2003.[3] Since then she has published two YA novels, a collection of short stories and two more collections of poetry, all with UQP.
Her poetry has been favourably compared with that of fellow Australian poet, Jennifer Maiden.[4]
Awards
edit- The 2003/2004 Anne Elder Award for Extraction of Arrows.[5]
- The 2008 Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize (The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards) 2008 for Two Kinds of Silence.[5]
- The 2011 Margaret Scott Prize (The Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes) for "What now, Tilda B?".[5]
She has also won the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize, the Melbourne Poets' Union (MPU), Josephine Ulrick and ANUTECH poetry prizes.[5]
Publications
editReferences
edit- ^ "Top Shelf: Kathryn Lomer". Radio National. Australia: ABC Online. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Lomer, Kathryn (2001), The God in the ink, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3210-7
- ^ Lomer, Kathryn (2003), Extraction of arrows, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3371-5
- ^ Page, Geoff (13 May 2014). "Night Writing: Kathryn Lomer & Liquid Nitrogen: Jennifer Maiden |". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Kathryn Lomer". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "The Spare Room". www.goodreads.com. Goodreads. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Lomer, Kathryn (2010). "What now, Tilda B?". National Library of Australia. Australia: University of Queensland Press. OCLC 545912212. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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