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Elizabeth Riddell (278 works by) (a.k.a. Betty Riddell; Elizabeth Richmond Riddell; Elizabeth Richmond Greatorex )
Also writes as: Elizabeth Richmond
Born: Established: 21 Mar 1910 Napier ; Died: 3 Jul 1998 Sydney
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1928
Heritage: New Zealander
an14483924-1 ADFA Personality files checked LB 6/7/06 Information re pseudonym (Elizabeth Richmond) obtained from BALP. The biography as I found it here was repetitive of what was listed in the works, so I've shortened it somewhat. PK 23/4/07. Completed for BAL pending review. PK 23/4/07.

BiographyHistory

Elizabeth Riddell moved to Australia from New Zealand in 1928 to work on the Sydney Truth. Riddell won a Walkley Award for a series of articles on the brewing industry, then moved to England in 1935 to work for the Daily Express. During World War II, she worked for the Daily Mirror in New York, London and Europe. In the years after the war she worked for several newspapers before becoming a freelance reviewer and feature-writer.

Due to the long silences between publications, Riddell's poetry has received little critical attention, but the form and content of her poems have drawn comparisons with Judith Wright and Kenneth Slessor.

Notes

  • Sources differ concerning her date of birth,some indicate 1907 and some 1910.

Awards

Awards for Works

Selected Poems , 1992 poetry selected work
1993 winner Australian Literature Society Gold Medal
1992 winner New South Wales State Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
1992 winner New South Wales State Literary Awards Book of the Year
From the Midnight Courtyard , 1989 poetry selected work
1990 commended NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Turnbull Fox Phillips Poetry Prize
Occasions of Birds and Other Poems , 1987 poetry selected work
1987 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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