Jennifer Harrison Jennifer Harrison i(A34391 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 Liverpool, Merseyside,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Jennifer Harrison completed her medical degree in 1979 and her psychiatrist training in 1990. She then went on to practise as a psychiatrist. She has lived for some time in the United States and New Zealand, and has travelled in the Himalayas. In 2004 she was awarded the Martha Richardson Poetry Medal.

Most Referenced Works

On the Web

Australian Poetry Library logo Australian Poetry Library Author Entry

Personal Awards

2022 highly commended New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing — Poetry for 'Guillotine Act'.
2022 shortlisted Blake Poetry Prize for 'I Will Never'.
2021 runner up Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes — Poetry for 'Hawaiian Spangle'.
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Awards for Works

Hook, Grandmother, Line, Marlin 2025 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 472 2025; (p. 48)
2025 shortlisted Peter Porter Poetry Prize
Finials 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dombóvár : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2024 2024;
2024 shortlisted The Newcastle Poetry Prize
Grass Sonnets 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dombóvár : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2024 2024;
2024 shortlisted The Newcastle Poetry Prize
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