Kathryn Lomer
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Kathryn Lomer is an Australian writer and poet.
She began her career teaching ESL for many years, including two years in Japan.
Her first novel, The God in the Ink was published by the University of Queensland
Press in 2001. Her book of poetry,
Extraction of Arrows, also published by UQP, was released in September 2003.
She currently resides in Hobart
in her native Tasmania
with her young son.
for Extraction of Arrows
The Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize (The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards) 2008 for Two Kinds of Silence
She has also won the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize
, and the Melbourne Poets' Union (MPU), Josephine Ulrick and ANUTECH poetry prizes. She is a regular contributor to the MPU magazine, Five Bells.
The God in the Ink, 2001
Extraction of Arrows, 2003
The Spare Room, 2005
Two Kinds of Silence, 2007
Camera Obscura, 2008.
She began her career teaching ESL for many years, including two years in Japan.
Her first novel, The God in the Ink was published by the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
Press in 2001. Her book of poetry,
Extraction of Arrows, also published by UQP, was released in September 2003.
She currently resides in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
in her native Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
with her young son.
Awards
The 2003/2004 Anne Elder AwardAnne Elder Award
The Anne Elder Trust Fund Award for poetry is administered by the Victorian branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers and is awarded annually, as the Anne Elder Award, for the best first book of poetry published in Australia. It was established in 1976 and currently has a prize of A$1000 for...
for Extraction of Arrows
The Kenneth Slessor Poetry Prize (The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards) 2008 for Two Kinds of Silence
She has also won the Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize
Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize
The Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize was created in 1996 in memory of the Tasmanian poet, Gwen Harwood. The prize is run by Island Magazine and is awarded to a single poem or a linked suite of poems not longer than 100 lines...
, and the Melbourne Poets' Union (MPU), Josephine Ulrick and ANUTECH poetry prizes. She is a regular contributor to the MPU magazine, Five Bells.
Publications
The God in the Ink, 2001
Extraction of Arrows, 2003
The Spare Room, 2005
Two Kinds of Silence, 2007
Camera Obscura, 2008.