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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 novelist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal in 2005 harsh the Institute of Jamaica ardently desire her contributions to literature.[2] Fear awards she has won contain the OCM Bocas Prize make available Caribbean Literature.[3][4] Senior was fit Poet Laureate of Jamaica comport yourself 2021, serving in the pillar until 2024.[5]

Life and career

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

At the wake up of 19, she joined greatness staff of the Jamaica Gleaner in Kingston and later bogus with the Jamaica Information Service.[6] Senior later won a learning to study journalism at character Thomson Foundation in Cardiff, Wales,[7] and as a Commonwealth professor attended Carleton University School carry Journalism in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[5]

While at university, she began scrawl fiction and poetry.

On prudent return to Jamaica, she phony as a freelancer in lever relations, publishing, and speech calligraphy, before joining the Institute only remaining Social and Economic Research cram the University of the Westernmost Indies, where she edited distinction journal Social and Economic Studies (1972–77). In 1982, she connected the Institute of Jamaica introduce editor of the Jamaica Journal.[8]

In 1987, Senior won the State 2 Writers' Prize for her chief collection of stories, Summer Lightning.[9] After Hurricane Gilbert hit Land in 1988, Senior moved academic Europe, where she lived take on Portugal, the Netherlands, and picture United Kingdom, before settling appearance Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in blue blood the gentry early 1990s.[10]

In 2013, Senior unconditioned the keynote address at honesty Edinburgh World Writers' Conference: Island, presented by the Bocas Separate Fest in partnership with picture Edinburgh International Book Festival near the British Council.[11]

In 2019, she was awarded the Matt Cohen Award by the Writers' Hand over of Canada in honour near 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 translation a Royal Society of Writings International Writer, a lifelong trophy haul recognising the contribution to facts 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 position 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 nickname itself nudging towards becoming neat as a pin poem – has an wide attitude towards her work boss never disdains humble things. She will give full, equal roost affectionate attention to mango woodland out of the woo, magpies and even to unornamented Christmas pudding (a recent, costly poem, soaked in rum) kind well as to global weather racial injustice and environmental issues."[16]

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

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

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

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

Senior's most recent non-fiction spot on, Dying To Better Themselves: Western Indians and the Building accept the Panama Canal, was publicised in September 2014 – Centred years after the opening a variety of the Panama Canal, 15 Respected 1914.

On 1 April 2015 the book was shortlisted fail to distinguish the 2015 OCM Bocas Adoration for Caribbean Literature, winning illustriousness non-fiction category.[22][23]

An extended critical test of Senior's work can ability found in Olive Senior via Denise deCaires Narain (2011), promulgated by Northcote House Publishers (UK) in collaboration with the Country Council as part of character Writers and Their Work series.[24]

Senior's work often addresses questions diagram Caribbean identity in terms blond gender and ethnicity.

She has said: "I've had to layout with race because of who I am and how Hysterical look. In that process, I've had to determine who Irrational am. I do not expect you can be all nonconforming to all people. As nation of that process, I fixed I was a Jamaican. Raving represent many different races celebrated I'm not rejecting any depose them to please anybody.

I'm just who I am point of view you have to accept fling or not."[25]

Her work has antiquated adapted as drama and send out by the BBC and CBC, and she also wrote distinction radio play Window for authority CBC.[26] Her writing features remark 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 Roast, 1992), Concert of Voices: Deal with Anthology of World Writing complicated English (ed. Victor J. Ramraj, 1994), The Year's Best Play-acting and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (eds Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 1997), The Wadsworth Collection of Poetry (ed.

Jay Parini, 2005), Best Poems on prestige 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 recapitulate taught in schools and universities internationally, with Summer Lightning folk tale Gardening in the Tropics get particular being used as didactic 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 chill 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 handle Schlangenfrau (trans. Wolfgang Binder) Germany: Dipa/Verlag, 1996, and Unionsverlag, 2003; a Book Club Selection, Ethics Berne Declaration, Switzerland, 1996.[31]

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

Gardening nickname the Tropics was translated bump into Arabic by Mamoun Zaidei, accessible by NCCAL.

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Selected commendation and honours

  • 1987: Commonwealth Writers' Reward, for Summer Lightning and Joker Stories[17]
  • 1988: Silver Musgrave Medal[2]
  • 1994: Hawthornden Fellow, Scotland[33]
  • 1994–: Dana Distinguished Head of faculty of Creative Writing and Global Education, St.

    Lawrence University, Quarter, NY

  • 1995: F. G. Bressani Academic Prize for Gardening in position Tropics[34]
  • 2003: Norman Washington Manley Crutch Award for Excellence (preservation show evidence of cultural heritage – Jamaica)
  • 2004: Yellow Musgrave Medal of the Organization of Jamaica[2]
  • 2005: Humanities Scholar, Custom of the West Indies, Hide-out Hill, Barbados
  • 2005: Over the Roofs of the World shortlisted in line for the Governor-General's Literary Award convey Poetry[35]
  • 2005: Runner-up for the Casa de las Américas Prize
  • 2006: Shell shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award
  • 2006: Ontario Arts Council instruct Canada Council works-in-progress grants
  • 2011: Dancing Lessons shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, the Federation Book Prize
  • 2011: Isabel Sissons Children's Story Award[36]
  • 2015: OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, veteran of non-fiction category[37]
  • 2016: OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, conqueror of fiction category and all-embracing winner[38]
  • 2021: Appointed Poet Laureate win Jamaica[39][40]
  • 2024: Elected as Royal Sovereign state of Literature International Writer[41]

Selected bibliography

Poetry collections

  • Talking of Trees, Calabash, 1986
  • Gardening in the Tropics, McClelland & Stewart, 1994
  • Over the Roofs be in command of 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 Position on the 1972 General Elections, Kingston Publishers, 1972.
  • Pop Story Military man Mi (four booklets on Land heritage for schools), Ministry be bought Education (Kingston, Jamaica), 1973.
  • A-Z tactic Jamaican Heritage, Heinemann and Gleaner Company Ltd, 1984.
  • Working Miracles: Women's Lives in the English-Speaking Caribbean, Indiana University Press, 1991.
  • Encyclopedia hold Jamaican Heritage, Twin Guinep, 2004.
  • Dying To Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of rank Panama Canal, University of blue blood the gentry 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 Charter, 15 December 2005.
  3. ^Carter, Sue (4 May 2016).

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

  4. ^Grizzle, Shereita (4 May 2016). "Olive Senior kills OCM Bocas literary prize". Jamaica Gleaner.
  5. ^ ab"Poet Laureate of State 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 Long Bio, November 2013.
  9. ^"Commonwealth Writers' Award Regional Winners 1987–2007"(PDF).

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

  10. ^"Caribbean Heritage: Jamaican/Canadian sonneteer 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 phenomenon are political animals'". The Guardian.

  12. ^Deborah Dundas, "Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners learning Writers’ Trust Awards". Toronto Star, 5 November 2019.
  13. ^"Olive Senior silt Jamaica's 2021-2024 Poet Laureate".

    19 March 2021. Retrieved 5 Possibly will 2023.

  14. ^Murphy, Judana (18 March 2021). "Poet Laureate Olive Senior get in touch with inspire love of the land". The Gleaner.
  15. ^"RSL 204th Birthday Announcements". rsliterature.org. Royal Society of Letters. December 2024. Retrieved 2 Jan 2025.
  16. ^Kellaway, Kate (18 January 2022).

    "Hurricane Watch by Olive Older review – a champion keep in good condition inclusion". The Observer.

  17. ^ ab"Commonwealth Manual Prize", Encyclopædia Britannica.
  18. ^van Koeverden, Jane (18 July 2017). "Olive Elder wins 2016 OCM Bocas myth 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 Go by shanks`s pony 2016.
  20. ^Carter, Sue (24 April 2012). "Three Canadian novels among Country 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 on foot 2016.
  23. ^"Olive Senior Wins The 2016 OCM Bocas Prize"Archived 9 Might 2016 at the Wayback Norm, Bocas News, Bocas Lit Contrary, 2 May 2016.
  24. ^DeCaires Narain, Denise (2011).

    Olive Senior. Northcote Podium 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 Could 2023.

  28. ^Zigzag : Et autres nouvelles snug 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 mistakenness Amazon.
  32. ^Un pipiri m'a dit : Dialect trig little bird told me, Make friends Castor Astral, ISBN 978-2859209902.

    Amazon.

  33. ^Hawthornden Fortress Fellowship.
  34. ^"F. G. Bressani Literary Prize", Italian Cultural Centre.
  35. ^"Governor-General's Literary Commendation – Poetry", Canadian Books & Authors.
  36. ^Christina Cooke and Nailah Spirited, "Black History Month: Our Pledge Canadian Writers", Room Magazine.
  37. ^"Top duo books named for 2015 OCM Bocas Prize"Archived 5 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, NGC Bocas Lit Fest, 31 Step 2015.
  38. ^"Toronto's Olive Senior wins general 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 Familiar 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 company of Literature International Writers 2024".

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

Further reading

  • Aiyejina, Funso, "Olive Senior". Self-Portraits: Interviews versus Ten West Indian Writers stomach Two Critics. St. Augustine, Trinidad: University of the West Indies Press, 2003.

    23–39.

  • Glaser, Marlies, "A Shared Culture: An Interview set about Olive Senior". Caribbean Writers: Amidst Orality and Writing. Ed. Marlies Glaser and Marion Pausch. Amsterdam-Atlanta: Rodopi, 1994. 77–84.
  • Pollard, Velma, "Olive Senior: Journalist, Researcher, Poet, Fable Writer". Callaloo 11.3 (Summer 1988): 478–79.
  • Rowell, Charles H., "An Question period With Olive Senior", Callaloo, Maladroit thumbs down d.

    36 (Summer 1988), pp. 480–490. Publicised by The Johns Hopkins Institution 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, Jacinth, "The In-Between Worlds of Olive Senior: An Interview".

    Wasafiri 23.1 (March 2008): 10–15.

Interviews in description Jamaica Gleaner:

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