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Jill Hellyer Jill Hellyer i(A33260 works by)
Born: Established: 17 Apr 1925 North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 27 Dec 2012 Goulburn, Goulburn area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Jill Hellyer contributed to the founding of The Australian Society of Authors (ASA). She was the ASA's first executive secretary (1963-1971) and was eventually made a life member for her dedication. Over many years she was a poetry contributor to literary magazines, such as Westerly, Southerly, Meanjin, and Overland. She also edited a biographical work, Fifty Years in Psychaitry: D. W. H. Arnott (1980) and Tomb It May Concern: Epitaphs for the Living and the Dead (1993).

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • A tribute to Jill Hellyer is published on the Australian Society of Author's website: https://www.asauthors.org/news/a-tribute-to-jill-hellyer-1925-2012

Personal Awards

2006 Order of Australia — Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) For service to literature as a poet and as a supporter of Australian writers through the Australian Society of Authors.
1965 winner Poetry Magazine Award
1963 winner Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Awards — Award for Verse
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Known archival holdings

National Library of Australia (ACT)
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