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Jenny Boult

1951 – 2005

Australian Writer, Poet

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About Jenny Boult

Lived 1951 – 2005 (aged 53–54). Jenny Boult was an Australian playwright, poet and writer.

Jenny Boult (8 October 1951 – 1 November 2005), also known as MML Bliss, was an Australian poet, playwright, and editor.

Early life and education Jennifer Boult was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1951, migrating to Western Australia with her family in 1967. to the University of Western Australia.

She was a member of the Women's Art Movement in Adelaide.

In 1986 she was Writer in Residence at the Adelaide Festival Centre and was awarded a Senior Writer's Fellowship by the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. In 2002 she was awarded a Booranga Writers Fellowship at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. She was a book reviewer for Thylazine and Sidewalk magazines and awarded a Hydro Tasmania Fellowship for 2003.

Publications Works as Jenny Boult The Hotel Anonymous poems (Bent Enterprises, 1981) Handbaggery poems (Bent Enterprises, 1982) Can't Help Dreaming playscript (All Out Ensemble, 1982) flight 39 poems (Abalone Press, 1984) "i" is a versatile character short stories (Words and Visions, 1984) the white rose and the bath (1986) About Auntie Rose poems (Omnibus / Puffin, 1988) abrasion in Hot Collation poems (Penguin, 1993) here poems (The Teller's House, 1999) poems (Friendly Street Poets)

Works as MML Bliss moonshine poems (PressPress 2002) Legend! poems (Cornford Press 2002) - a book of poetry for children of all ages. RAVO poems (Cornford Press 2003) unspoken poems (SideWalk Collective 2003)

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Important facts

Born
1951
Birth century
Died
2005
Nationality
Education
Applecross Senior High School
Awards
Anne Elder Award

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jenny Boult's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jenny Boult?

Australian Writer, Poet (1951–2005)

When was Jenny Boult born?

Jenny Boult was born in 1951.

When did Jenny Boult die?

Jenny Boult died in 2005.

What was Jenny Boult's occupation?

Jenny Boult was a playwright, poet and writer.

What nationality was Jenny Boult?

Jenny Boult was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jenny Boult

· Wikidata: Q6179186

· DBpedia: Jenny Boult

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