Thomas William Shapcott[2] was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and attended the Ipswich Grammar School with his twin brother, who was born on the previous day (20 March 1935). (The writer is left-handed, but his twin is right-handed.) He left school at 15 to work in his father's accountancy business, but completed an accountancy degree in 1961. In 1967 he graduated in arts from the University of Queensland.[3]
His first artistic impulse was to be a composer. By age 19, he had written a number of works, but he turned away from music when he discovered a string quartet he had written unconsciously plagiarised a chamber work by Ernest Bloch.[4] He then worked as a tax accountant, a profession that he pursued for 27 years.
He was director of the Australia Council's Literature Board for seven years, and Executive Director of the National Book Council (1992–97). He was Professor of Creative Writing at Adelaide University.[5]
He has written 15 collections of poetry and 6 novels.
^Australian Poets and their Works, by W. Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996
^Jason Steger, Best wishes from Patrick White: $20,000 prize for a man of letters, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November 2000, p. 5
^The Age, Easter Edition 25–26 March 2005, Review, p. 16
^National Library of Australia Theatre of darkness : Lillian Nordica as opera; Retrieved 11 August 2013
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Academy Library – Thomas W. Shapcott
March 13, 2024
thomas, shapcott, thomas, william, shapcott, born, march, 1935, australian, poet, novelist, playwright, editor, librettist, short, story, writer, teacher, aobornthomas, william, shapcott, 1935, march, 1935, ipswich, queensland, australiaoccupationpoet, novelis. Thomas William Shapcott AO born 21 March 1935 1 is an Australian poet novelist playwright editor librettist short story writer and teacher Thomas ShapcottAOBornThomas William Shapcott 1935 03 21 21 March 1935 age 88 Ipswich Queensland AustraliaOccupationPoet novelist playwright editor librettist short story writer and teacherNationalityAustralianNotable awards2000 Patrick White AwardSpouseJudith Rodriguez Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected list of works 2 1 Poetry collections 2 2 Novels 2 3 Short story collections 2 4 Young Adult 2 5 Non fiction 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editThomas William Shapcott 2 was born in Ipswich Queensland and attended the Ipswich Grammar School with his twin brother who was born on the previous day 20 March 1935 The writer is left handed but his twin is right handed He left school at 15 to work in his father s accountancy business but completed an accountancy degree in 1961 In 1967 he graduated in arts from the University of Queensland 3 His first artistic impulse was to be a composer By age 19 he had written a number of works but he turned away from music when he discovered a string quartet he had written unconsciously plagiarised a chamber work by Ernest Bloch 4 He then worked as a tax accountant a profession that he pursued for 27 years He was director of the Australia Council s Literature Board for seven years and Executive Director of the National Book Council 1992 97 He was Professor of Creative Writing at Adelaide University 5 He has written 15 collections of poetry and 6 novels Thomas Shapcott was appointed an Officer AO of the Order of Australia in 1989 2 Selected list of works editPoetry collections edit Time on Fire 1961 The Mankind Thing 1964 Sonnets 1960 1963 1964 A Taste of Salt Water Poems 1967 Inwards to the Sun Poems 1969 Fingers at Air Experimental Poems 1969 1969 Interim Report some poems 1970 71 1971 Begin with Walking 1972 Two Voices Poems 1973 with Margaret Shapcott Shabbytown Calendar 1975 Seventh Avenue Poems 1976 Selected Poems 1978 Turning Full Circle 1979 Stump and Grape and Bopple Nut 1981 Welcome 1983 Travel Dice 1987 Selected Poems 1956 1988 1989 In the Beginning 1990 The City of Home 1995 The Sun s Waste is Our Energy 1998 Cities in Exile 1998 Chekhov s Mongoose 2000 Music Circus and Other Poems 2004 Adelaide Lunch Sonnets 2006 The City of Empty Rooms 2006 The Book of Hanging Gardens 2009 Part of Us 2010 At Marcoola 2011 Novels edit The Birthday Gift 1982 White Stag of Exile 1984 Hotel Bellevue 1986 The Search for Galina 1989 Mona s Gift 1993 Theatre of Darkness 1998 6 Spirit Wrestlers 2004 Short story collections edit Limestone and Lemon Wine Stories 1988 What You Own Stories 1991 Gatherers and Hunters Stories 2011 Young Adult edit Holiday of the Ikon 1984 Flood Children 1981 Non fiction edit Writers Interviews with the Camera 1989 Biting the Bullet A Literary memoir 1990 Twins in the Family Interviews with Australian Twins 2001 Awards editGrace Leven Prize for Poetry 1961 winner for Time on Fire Myer Award for Australian Poetry 1967 winner for A taste of salt water C J Dennis Memorial Poetry Competition Open Section 1976 commended for The five senses Canada Australia Literary Award 1978 Officer of the Order of Australia 1989 for his services to Literature Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings laureate 1990 Wesley Michel Wright Prize for Poetry 1996 New South Wales Premier s Literary Awards Special Discretionary Award 1996 Patrick White Award 2000 Harold White Fellowships 2005 Note to examine the papers of Ray Mathew Honorary Doctorate of Literature from Macquarie UniversitySee also editFirst Seed Ripening an album by Elixir and Katie Noonan The tracks on this album are inspired by Shapcott s writing References edit Papers of Thomas Shapcott Trove Retrieved 16 February 2024 a b It s an Honour Australian Poets and their Works by W Wilde Oxford University Press 1996 Jason Steger Best wishes from Patrick White 20 000 prize for a man of letters Sydney Morning Herald 11 November 2000 p 5 The Age Easter Edition 25 26 March 2005 Review p 16 National Library of Australia Theatre of darkness Lillian Nordica as opera Retrieved 11 August 2013External links editBrisbane Writers Festival Site Academy Library Thomas W Shapcott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Shapcott amp oldid 1211925164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
