Maxine Beneba Clarke

Maxine Beneba Clarke (born 1979) is a West-Indian Australian writer[1] and slam poet,[2] whose collection of short stories Foreign Soil won the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award in 2013[3] and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize in 2015.[4] She is a contributor to The Saturday Paper.[5]

Clarke has a Bachelor of Creative Arts/Law[1] from Wollongong University.[3]

Recognition

Clarke's has received writing awards and fellowships including:

Works

Clarke's works include:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Austlit. "Maxine Beneba Clarke". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  2. "Maxine Beneba Clarke". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. 1 2 Sullivan, Jane (3 May 2014). "Maxine Beneba Clarke". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. "Shortlist 2015 | The Stella Prize". thestellaprize.com.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. "Maxine Beneba Clarke". The Saturday Paper. 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  6. "2015 ABIA Winners  - Australian Book Industry Awards". abiawards.com.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  7. "Hazel Rowley: Fellowship". www.hazelrowley.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
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