Jaya Savige

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Jaya Savige (born 1978) is an Australian poet.[1]

He was born in Sydney, and his childhood was spent on Bribie Island and in Brisbane boarding at Nudgee College. He studied at University of Queensland, completing an M.A. in in creative writing. His first collection of poems, latecomers (UQP 2005), was awarded the 2006 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry. Savige currently tutors in English Literature at the University of Queensland.

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  1. ^ Wyndham, Susan. "Late, but closing fast", Sydney Morning Herald, 2006-10-14. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 

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NAME Savige, Jaya
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH