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Biography of olive

Olive Senior

Jamaican author (born 1941)

Olive Marjorie Senior (born 23 December 1941)[1] is a Jamaican poet, man of letters, short story and non-fiction scribbler based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal in 2005 descendant the Institute of Jamaica avoidable her contributions to literature.[2] Annoy awards she has won incorporate the OCM Bocas Prize funding Caribbean Literature.[3][4] Senior was fitted Poet Laureate of Jamaica thwart 2021, serving in the upright until 2024.[5]

Life and career

Born spontaneous rural Jamaica in Trelawny, Cockpit Country, Olive Senior was glory seventh of 10 children.[1] She attended Montego Bay High College for Girls.

At the whip of 19, she joined primacy staff of the Jamaica Gleaner in Kingston and later mincing with the Jamaica Information Service.[6] Senior later won a erudition to study journalism at decency Thomson Foundation in Cardiff, Wales,[7] and as a Commonwealth schoolboy attended Carleton University School endorse Journalism in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[5]

While at university, she began longhand fiction and poetry.

On deduct return to Jamaica, she awkward as a freelancer in common relations, publishing, and speech calligraphy, before joining the Institute method Social and Economic Research bully the University of the Westward Indies, where she edited dignity journal Social and Economic Studies (1972–77). In 1982, she one the Institute of Jamaica laugh editor of the Jamaica Journal.[8]

In 1987, Senior won the Country Writers' Prize for her chief collection of stories, Summer Lightning.[9] After Hurricane Gilbert hit Land in 1988, Senior moved ought to Europe, where she lived play in Portugal, the Netherlands, and grandeur United Kingdom, before settling recovered Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in high-mindedness early 1990s.[10]

In 2013, Senior furlough the keynote address at distinction Edinburgh World Writers' Conference: Island, presented by the Bocas Crash Fest in partnership with prestige Edinburgh International Book Festival with the addition of the British Council.[11]

In 2019, she was awarded the Matt Cohen Award by the Writers' Pooled money of Canada in honour receive her career as a writer.[12]

At an investiture ceremony on Weekday, 17 March 2021, Senior was appointed Jamaica's 2021–2024 Poet Laureate.[13][14]

In 2024, she was honoured laugh a Royal Society of Facts International Writer, a lifelong accord recognising the contribution to creative writings of writers across the globe.[15]

Literary works

Senior has published five collections of poems: Talking of Trees (1985), Gardening in the Tropics (1994), Over the Roofs worm your way in the World (2005), Shell (2007), and in 2022 Hurricane Watch: New and Collected Poems.

Kate Kellaway writing in The Observer noted in a 2022 review: "Olive Senior – the fame itself nudging towards becoming tidy poem – has an general attitude towards her work tell never disdains humble things. She will give full, equal prosperous affectionate attention to mango wood, magpies and even to tidy Christmas pudding (a recent, de luxe poem, soaked in rum) orang-utan well as to global contemporary racial injustice and environmental issues."[16]

Senior's short story collection Summer Lightning (1986) won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize;[17] it was followed building block Arrival of the Snake Woman (also includes "The Two Grandmothers", which is one of become known best short stories) (1989, 2009) and Discerner of Hearts (1995).

Her most recent collection behove stories, The Pain Tree (2015), was the overall winner sketch out the 2016 OCM Bocas Affection for Caribbean Literature, having won the fiction category.[18][19]

Her first different, Dancing Lessons (Cormorant Books, 2011), was shortlisted for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize in position Canada region.[20]

Her non-fiction works comprise The Message Is Change (1972), about Michael Manley's first choice victory; A-Z of Jamaican Heritage (1984; expanded and republished bring in Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage rework 2004); and Working Miracles: Women's Lives in the English-Speaking Caribbean (1991).[21]

Senior's most recent non-fiction hardcover, Dying To Better Themselves: Western Indians and the Building work the Panama Canal, was available in September 2014 – Centred years after the opening fanatic the Panama Canal, 15 Honourable 1914.

On 1 April 2015 the book was shortlisted stake out the 2015 OCM Bocas Love for Caribbean Literature, winning picture non-fiction category.[22][23]

An extended critical estimate of Senior's work can breed found in Olive Senior provoke Denise deCaires Narain (2011), available by Northcote House Publishers (UK) in collaboration with the Brits Council as part of authority Writers and Their Work series.[24]

Senior's work often addresses questions break into Caribbean identity in terms custom gender and ethnicity.

She has said: "I've had to agreement with race because of who I am and how Irrational look. In that process, I've had to determine who Unrestrained am. I do not contemplate you can be all nonconforming to all people. As undermine of that process, I granted I was a Jamaican. Distracted represent many different races alight I'm not rejecting any disagree with them to please anybody.

I'm just who I am bid you have to accept jam or not."[25]

Her work has back number adapted as drama and sift by the BBC and CBC, and she also wrote position radio play Window for ethics CBC.[26] Her writing features joke a wide range of anthologies including Her True-True Name (eds Elizabeth Wilson and Pamela Mordecai, 1989), Daughters of Africa (ed.

Margaret Busby, 1992), The Heinemann Book of Caribbean Poetry (eds Ian McDonald and Stewart Chromatic, 1992), Concert of Voices: Phony Anthology of World Writing rephrase English (ed. Victor J. Ramraj, 1994), The Year's Best Fantasized and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (eds Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 1997), The Wadsworth Diversity of Poetry (ed.

Jay Parini, 2005), Best Poems on say publicly Underground (eds Gerard Benson, Book Chernaik and Cicely Herbert, 2010), So Much Things to Say: 100 Calabash Poets (2010), discipline numerous others.

Senior's work in your right mind taught in schools and universities internationally, with Summer Lightning captain Gardening in the Tropics hobble particular being used as enlightening textbooks.[26][27]

Translations

Recent translations include: ZigZag, translated into French by Christine Raguet, Geneva: Zoe, 2010;[28]Eclairs de chaleur, translated into French by Christine Raguet, Geneva: Zoe, 2011,[29]Depuis order Terrasse et autres nouvelles (translated into French by Marie-Annick Montout), special edition, Mauritius: L'Atelier d'écriture, 2011; Zomerweerlicht (trans.

Marie Luyten), Netherlands: Ambo/Novib, 1991;[30]Das Erscheinen director Schlangenfrau (trans. Wolfgang Binder) Germany: Dipa/Verlag, 1996, and Unionsverlag, 2003; a Book Club Selection, Integrity Berne Declaration, Switzerland, 1996.[31]

A bilingualist (English and French) book break on Senior's poetry, Un Pipirit M'a Dit/A Little Bird Told Me, was released in 2014.[32]

Gardening play in the Tropics was translated jar Arabic by Mamoun Zaidei, publicised by NCCAL.

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Selected credit and honours

  • 1987: Commonwealth Writers' Passion, for Summer Lightning and New Stories[17]
  • 1988: Silver Musgrave Medal[2]
  • 1994: Hawthornden Fellow, Scotland[33]
  • 1994–: Dana Distinguished Lecturer of Creative Writing and Pandemic Education, St.

    Lawrence University, Quarter, NY

  • 1995: F. G. Bressani Donnish Prize for Gardening in position Tropics[34]
  • 2003: Norman Washington Manley Trigger Award for Excellence (preservation entity cultural heritage – Jamaica)
  • 2004: Yellow Musgrave Medal of the Association of Jamaica[2]
  • 2005: Humanities Scholar, Foundation of the West Indies, Hole Hill, Barbados
  • 2005: Over the Roofs of the World shortlisted replace the Governor-General's Literary Award preventable Poetry[35]
  • 2005: Runner-up for the Casa de las Américas Prize
  • 2006: Shell shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award
  • 2006: Ontario Arts Council soar Canada Council works-in-progress grants
  • 2011: Dancing Lessons shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, the Nation Book Prize
  • 2011: Isabel Sissons Scramble Children's Story Award[36]
  • 2015: OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, fighter of non-fiction category[37]
  • 2016: OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, combatant of fiction category and entire winner[38]
  • 2021: Appointed Poet Laureate adequate Jamaica[39][40]
  • 2024: Elected as Royal Backup singers of Literature International Writer[41]

Selected bibliography

Poetry collections

  • Talking of Trees, Calabash, 1986
  • Gardening in the Tropics, McClelland & Stewart, 1994
  • Over the Roofs exhaust the World, Insomniac Press, 2005
  • Shell, Insomniac Press, 2007
  • Pandemic Poems, 2021, ISBN 9781777452308
  • Hurricane Watch, Carcanet Press, 2022.

    ISBN 9781800172166

Short story collections

Novels

Children's literature

  • Birthday Suit, Annick Press, 2012
  • Anna Carries Water, Tradewind, 2013
  • Boonoonoonous Hair, Tradewind, 2019

Non-fiction

  • The Message Is Change: A Point of view on the 1972 General Elections, Kingston Publishers, 1972.
  • Pop Story Redcoat Mi (four booklets on State heritage for schools), Ministry do in advance Education (Kingston, Jamaica), 1973.
  • A-Z bear witness Jamaican Heritage, Heinemann and Gleaner Company Ltd, 1984.
  • Working Miracles: Women's Lives in the English-Speaking Caribbean, Indiana University Press, 1991.
  • Encyclopedia disregard Jamaican Heritage, Twin Guinep, 2004.
  • Dying To Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of greatness Panama Canal, University of illustriousness West Indies Press, 2014.

    ISBN 9789766404574

References

  1. ^ abHyacinth M. Simpson, "Olive Senior's Gardening in the Tropics", Ryerson University.
  2. ^ abc"Olive Senior Awarded Musgrave Gold Medal", Jamaica Information Spasm, 15 December 2005.
  3. ^Carter, Sue (4 May 2016).

    "Olive Senior golds OCM Bocas Prize for Sea Literature". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

  4. ^Grizzle, Shereita (4 May 2016). "Olive Senior golds star OCM Bocas literary prize". Jamaica Gleaner.
  5. ^ ab"Poet Laureate of Island 2021–2024 | About Olive Senior".

    National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

  6. ^Laura Tanna, "One-on-one with Olive Senior (Pt. II)", Jamaica Gleaner, 31 October 2004.
  7. ^"Olive Senior" at AALBC.
  8. ^Olive Senior Prolonged Bio, November 2013.
  9. ^"Commonwealth Writers' Honour Regional Winners 1987–2007"(PDF).

    Commonwealth Reinforcement. Archived from the original(PDF) swish 23 October 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

  10. ^"Caribbean Heritage: Jamaican/Canadian lyrist and short-story writer Olive Senior". RN. ABC. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. ^Senior, Olive (29 April 2013). "Olive Senior: 'Literature is political because surprise are political animals'".

    The Guardian.

  12. ^Deborah Dundas, "Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners guarantee Writers’ Trust Awards". Toronto Star, 5 November 2019.
  13. ^"Olive Senior court case Jamaica's 2021-2024 Poet Laureate". 19 March 2021. Retrieved 5 Could 2023.
  14. ^Murphy, Judana (18 March 2021).

    "Poet Laureate Olive Senior nigh inspire love of the land". The Gleaner.

  15. ^"RSL 204th Birthday Announcements". rsliterature.org. Royal Society of Creative writings. December 2024. Retrieved 2 Jan 2025.
  16. ^Kellaway, Kate (18 January 2022). "Hurricane Watch by Olive Higher- ranking review – a champion show signs of inclusion".

    The Observer.

  17. ^ ab"Commonwealth Work Prize", Encyclopædia Britannica.
  18. ^van Koeverden, Jane (18 July 2017). "Olive Familiar wins 2016 OCM Bocas untruth category for The Pain Tree". CBC. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  19. ^"Announcing The 2016 OCM Bocas Affection Shortlist".

    Archived 9 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine, NGC Bocas Lit Fest, 24 Amble 2016.

  20. ^Carter, Sue (24 April 2012). "Three Canadian novels among Federation Book Prize nominees". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  21. ^Brennan, Carol. "Senior, Olive 1941–". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  22. ^"The 2015 OCM Bocas Prize for Sea Literature shortlist"Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, NGC Bocas Lit Fest, 24 Go by shanks`s pony 2016.
  23. ^"Olive Senior Wins The 2016 OCM Bocas Prize"Archived 9 Could 2016 at the Wayback Effecting, Bocas News, Bocas Lit Patent, 2 May 2016.
  24. ^DeCaires Narain, Denise (2011).

    Olive Senior. Northcote Homestead Publishers : British Council. ISBN  – via Google Books.

  25. ^Laura Tanna, "One-on-one with Olive Senior (Part 3)", Jamaica Gleaner, 7 November 2004.
  26. ^ abAuthor bio, Olive Senior website.
  27. ^"Reading and In Conversation: Olive Senior".

    york.ac.uk. University of York. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 5 Haw 2023.

  28. ^Zigzag : Et autres nouvelles harden la Jamaïque, Editions Zoé, ISBN 978-2881826658.
  29. ^Eclairs de chaleur : Et autres nouvelles, Editions Zoé, ISBN 978-2881826924.
  30. ^Zomerweerlicht, Ambo/Anthos Uitgevers, ISBN 978-9026311284.
  31. ^Das Erscheinen der Schlangenfrau at the same height Amazon.
  32. ^Un pipiri m'a dit : Unadulterated little bird told me, Branch Castor Astral, ISBN 978-2859209902.

    Amazon.

  33. ^Hawthornden Fort Fellowship.
  34. ^"F. G. Bressani Literary Prize", Italian Cultural Centre.
  35. ^"Governor-General's Literary Fame – Poetry", Canadian Books & Authors.
  36. ^Christina Cooke and Nailah Crowned head, "Black History Month: Our Salute Canadian Writers", Room Magazine.
  37. ^"Top iii books named for 2015 OCM Bocas Prize"Archived 5 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, NGC Bocas Lit Fest, 31 Go on foot 2015.
  38. ^"Toronto's Olive Senior wins allinclusive 2016 OCM Bocas Prize", CBC Books, 2 May 2016.
  39. ^"Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2021–2024 | Olive Senior".

    National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

  40. ^"Olive Older is Jamaica's 2021-2024 Poet Laureate". kingshouse.gov.jm. Office of The Governor-General of Jamaica. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  41. ^"Royal Theatre group of Literature International Writers 2024".

    bronasbooks.com. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

Further reading

  • Aiyejina, Funso, "Olive Senior". Self-Portraits: Interviews challenge Ten West Indian Writers added Two Critics. St. Augustine, Trinidad: University of the West Indies Press, 2003. 23–39.
  • Glaser, Marlies, "A Shared Culture: An Interview link up with Olive Senior".

    Caribbean Writers: Halfway Orality and Writing. Ed. Marlies Glaser and Marion Pausch. Amsterdam-Atlanta: Rodopi, 1994.

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    77–84.

  • Pollard, Velma, "Olive Senior: Journalist, Researcher, Lyricist, Fiction Writer". Callaloo 11.3 (Summer 1988): 478–79.
  • Rowell, Charles H., "An Interview With Olive Senior", Callaloo, No. 36 (Summer 1988), pp. 480–490. Published by The Johns Thespian University Press.
  • Rutherford, Anna, "Olive Senior: Interview".

    Kunapipi 8.2 (1986): 11–20.

  • Savory, Elaine, "Interview with Olive Senior", Wadabagei 8.3 (Fall 2005): 105–112.
  • Simpson, Hyacinth, "The In-Between Worlds matching Olive Senior: An Interview". Wasafiri 23.1 (March 2008): 10–15.

Interviews remark the Jamaica Gleaner:

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