Rebecca Edwards Rebecca Edwards i(A31344 works by)
Born: Established: 1969 Batlow, Tumut - Tumbarumba area, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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Rebecca Edwards is a poet and visual artist. She grew up in Nambucca Heads, Nauru, Sydney, New Guinea, Katherine and Darwin and Japan. Edwards majored in Japanese in her studies at the University of Queensland. She was Asialink writer-in-residence at Keio University, 2000-01, using the residency to develop a collection of poetry and hold an exhibition of her artwork.

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y separately published work icon Crow Feathers : An Indigenous Collection of Poems and Images Townsville : Black Ink Press , 2003 Z1053510 2003 anthology poetry This anthology introduces the poems of 28 new and emerging Indigenous poets and artists in the public arena, to enter the dialogue of Australian poetry, and to join established Indigenous Australian poets and artists. (Source: Introduction)
2004 winner Henry Mayer Book Prize for Australian Politics
2003 winner Townsville Literature Award
Metaphor i "How should we see elephant", 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 14 no. l 1991; (p. 57) Eating the Experience 1994; (p. 1-2)
1990 highly commended Northern Territory Literary Awards — Poetry Award — NT Section
Hirohito i "The strange light of compassion", 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 13 no. 1 1990; (p. 7)
1989 winner Northern Territory Literary Awards — Poetry Award — Nt Section
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