Dobson, Rosemary

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Australian poet and author. Dobson has received the Sydney Morning Herald award for poetry, 1948 (The ship of ice); FAW Christopher Brennan Award, 1978; Robert Frost Prize, 1979; Senior Fellowship, Literature Board of the Australia Council, 1980; Patrick White Award, 1984; Grace Leven Poetry Prize, 1984 (The three fates); Victorian Premier's Literary Award, 1985 (The three fates); Emeritus Fellowship, Literature Board of the Australia Council, 1996. Dobson was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1987 for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature. She is a member of the Australian Society of Authors and was made an honorary life member of Association for the Study of Australian Literature in 1985.

From the description of Papers of Rosemary Dobson, 1940-2000. 1940's-2000. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221023798

From the description of On museums, 2007 [manuscript] : a gift from the National Library of Australia to the National Library of Wales to mark the Centenary of the National Library of Wales 2007 / Rosemary Dobson. [2007] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277182300

Poet and author. Rosemary de Brissac Dobson has received the Sydney morning herald award for poetry, 1948 (The ship of ice); FAW Christopher Brennan Award, 1978; Robert Frost Prize, 1979; Senior Fellowship, Literature Board of the Australia Council, 1980; Patrick White Award, 1984; Grace Leven Poetry Prize, 1984 (The three fates); Victorian Premier's Literary Award, 1985 (The three fates); and, Emeritus Fellowship, Literature Board of the Australia Council, 1996. Dobson was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1987 for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature. She is a member of the Australian Society of Authors and was made an honorary life member of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature in 1985.

From the description of Papers of Rosemary Dobson, 1923-2004 [manuscript]. [1923-2004] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 567139454

Poet. Amongst Dobson's many poetry prizes is included the 1948 Sydney Morning Herald Award for Poetry for "The Ship of Ice".

From the description of Letters to Norman Lindsay [manuscript]. 1947-1948. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225793940

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Birth 1920-06-18

Death 2012-06-27

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