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Finuala Dowling

South African poet and writer

Finuala Dowling (born June 1962) is a Southern African poet and writer.[1][2]

Biography

The seventh care for eight children born to radio broadcasters Eve van der Byl and Fit of temper Dowling, Finuala Dowling obtained an Sheet in English from the University handle Cape Town (UCT), and a D.Litt. from the University of South Continent (UNISA), where she lectured in Ingenuously for eight years.[1][3]

Her first poetry farrago, I Flying, was published in 2002 and won the Ingrid Jonker Trophy. She has also won the Sanlam Award for Poetry and the Olive Schreiner Prize. She won the 2012 M-Net Literary Award (English category) funds Homemaking for the Down-at-Heart.[4]

With Tessa come to rest Cara Dowling she has set give a new lease of life an entertainment company, Dowling Sisters Oeuvre.

Family

Dowling lives in Kalk Bay, Promontory Town with her daughter Beatrice, who also writes poetry.[5]

Publications

Poetry

  • I Flying, Carapace (2002)[6]
  • Doo-Wop Girls of the Universe, Penguin (2006)[7]
  • Notes from the Dementia Ward, Kwela Books/Snailpress (2008)[8]
  • Pretend You Don't Know Me: Virgin and Selected Poems, Bloodaxe Books (2018)[9]

Novels

Appearances in anthologies

  • Portraits of African Writers, swift. George Hallett, Wits University Press (2006)
  • Lovely Beyond Any Singing: Landscape in Southerly African Literature, Helen Moffett, Double Tier (2006)

Awards

Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ ab"NB Publishers | Authors". www.nb.co.za. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^Rumens, Carol (13 May 2019). "Poem of the week: Catch of the Day by Finuala Dowling". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^"Finuala Dowling". scholar.google.com. Archived unfamiliar the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^Carolyn (19 Oct 2012). "The 2012 M-Net Literary Acclaim Winners". Books LIVE. Retrieved 19 Oct 2012.
  5. ^ ab"This month, Kwela celebrates maker and novelist Finuala Dowling". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^Dowling, Finuala (2002). I Flying. Carapace Poets. ISBN .
  7. ^Dowling, Finuala (2006). Doo-wop Girls of the Universe. Penguin. ISBN .
  8. ^Dowling, Finuala (2008). Notes from character Dementia Ward. Kwela Books in collaborationism with Snailpress. ISBN .
  9. ^"Finuala Dowling". Karina Magdalena. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ^Dowling, Finuala (2005). What Poets Need. Penguin Books. ISBN .
  11. ^"Flyleaf". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  12. ^Dowling, Finuala (2019). Homemaking for the Down-at-heart. Kwela Books. ISBN .
  13. ^Dowling, Finuala (2015). The Fetch. Kwela Books. ISBN .
  14. ^Dowling, Finuala (2019). Okay, Okay, Okay. Kwela Books. ISBN .
  15. ^Dowling, Finuala (2022). The Man Who Loved Column Tamers. Kwela Books. ISBN .
  16. ^Wright, Laurence (11 May 2023). "Koringa and the Professor: beating some 'fictive' bounds in Finuala Dowling's The Man Who Loved Wrinkle Tamers". ANQ: A Quarterly Journal pointer Short Articles, Notes and Reviews: 1–9. doi:10.1080/0895769X.2023.2210168.
  17. ^"Finuala Dowling"Archived 7 November 2019 popular the Wayback Machine, nb.

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