Emma Jones, or Emma Scully Jones is an Australian poet. Her first poetry collection, The Striped World, was published by Faber & Faber in 2009.
Early life and education Jones was raised in Concord, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney. Her father is Australian; her British mother had emigrated to Australia.Emma Jones in conversation with George Miller, Podularity.com.
She studied at MLC School (in Burwood, Sydney), then worked and travelled abroad, returning to Australia to study English at the University of Sydney, where she graduated with the University Medal in 2001.Emma Jones at Austlit: The Australian Literature Resource
Jones entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 2002, and received a PhD in English Literature from the University of Cambridge.Author: Emma Jones at www.faber.co.uk, .
Career Jones was poet-in-residence at the Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere, Cumbria from 2009 to 2010.'Trust appoints poet in residence', BBC News, 3 May 2009
Awards and nominations 2010: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards: Shortlisted for The Striped World 2010: South Australian Premier's Awards: Shortlisted for The Striped World 2009: Fellowship of Australian Writers Anne Elder Award: Winner for The Striped World 2009: John Llewellyn Rhys Prize: Shortlisted for The Striped World 2009: Forward Poetry Prize: Best First Collection for The Striped World 2009: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Best Collection for The Striped World 2005: Newcastle Poetry Prize for poem Zoos for the Dead
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