Bella Li (born 1983) is a Chinese-born Australian poet.
Early life and career
[edit]Li was born in China in 1983. When she was three she and parents migrated to Australia. Li has an Arts/Law degree from the University of Melbourne.[1] In 2020 she received a PhD from the same university for her thesis, "The Forest, the Desert and the Road: Chronotopes of American Spaces in Twentieth-century Long-form Poetry; and a Creative Work, 'Hotel America'".[2]
Her poetry has appeared in Meanjin,[3] Cordite and other literary journals.[1] In 2017 Li was awarded a literary grant by the Australia Council.[4] She served as a judge for the 2020 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize.[5]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Shortlisted, University of Melbourne's Australian Centre Literary Awards, Wesley Michel Wright Prize, 2014 for Maps, Cargo[6]
- Highly commended, Anne Elder Award, 2017 for Argosy[7]
- Shortlisted, Red Room Poetry fellowship, 2017[8]
- Commended, University of Melbourne's Australian Centre Literary Awards, Wesley Michel Wright Prize, 2017 for Argosy[9]
- Winner, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Poetry Prize, 2018 for Argosy[10]
- Winner, NSW Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, 2018 for Argosy[11]
- Shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards Judith Wright Calanthe Award, 2018 for Lost Lake[12]
- Shortlisted, NSW Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, 2022 for Theory of Colour[13]
Works
[edit]- Li, Bella (2013). Maps, Cargo. Sydney: Vagabond Press.
- —— (2017). Argosy. Sydney: Vagabond Press. ISBN 9781922181961.
- —— (2018). Lost Lake. Sydney: Vagabond Press. ISBN 9781925735185.
- —— (2021). Theory of Colour. Sydney: Vagabond Press. ISBN 9781925735239.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Comyn, Joshua. "Bella Li". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Li, Bella (2020), The Forest, the Desert and the Road: Chronotopes of American Spaces in Twentieth-century Long-form Poetry; and a Creative Work, 'Hotel America', retrieved 10 June 2021
- ^ Li, Bella (1 September 2007), "The House of Atreus.(Poem)", Meanjin, 66 (3), Melbourne University Publishing Ltd: 146(2), ISSN 0815-953X
- ^ "Writers, literary orgs among latest OzCo funding recipients". Books+Publishing. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Overland announces Judith Wright Poetry Prize shortlist". Books+Publishing. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Peter Blazey Fellowship, Ernest Scott, Wesley Michel Wright and Affirm Press Creative Writing prizes presented". Books+Publishing. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Anne Elder Award". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Red Room Poetry announces shortlist for inaugural fellowship". Books+Publishing. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Australian Centre Literary Awards 2017 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2018 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2018 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Literary Awards 2018 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- 2013 photograph of Bella Li by Nicholas Walton-Healey is held in the State Library of Victoria
- Bella Li on LinkedIn
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