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Dorothy Porter was born in Sydney, Australia, on 26 March 1954. She is an Australian poet, playwright, and novelist. She is best known for her verse novel The Monkey's Mask (1994). Porter studied at the University of Sydney, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French. She then went on to study at the University of Melbourne, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in English and French. Porter's first book of poetry, Akhenaten, was published in 1983. She has since published several collections of poetry, including Wild Surmise (1984), The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1987), and What a Piece of Work (2002). She has also written several plays, including The Monkey's Mask (1995) and The Bee Hut (1998). Porter has won numerous awards for her work, including the Age Book of the Year Award (1995), the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry (1995), and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award (1995). Porter is currently living in Melbourne, Australia. She is unmarried and has no children.

Popular As Dorothy Featherstone Porter
Occupation Poet
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 26 March, 1954
Birthday 26 March
Birthplace Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death December 10, 2008,
Died Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia

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2010

On 21 February 2010, actress Cate Blanchett read excerpts from Porter's posthumously published short work on literary criticism and emotions in literature, On Passion, at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne.

2009

Two other works have been published posthumously: her poetry collection The Bee Hut (2009), as well as has her final completed work, an essay on literary criticism and emotions, entitled On Passion.

2008

Porter had been suffering from breast cancer for four years before her death, but "many thought she was winning the battle," according to journalist Matt Buchanan. In the last three weeks of her life she became very sick and was admitted to hospital, where she was in intensive care for the final 10 days. She died aged 54 on 10 December 2008.

2007

Porter's last book published during her life was El Dorado, her fifth verse novel, about a serial child killer. The book was nominated for several awards including the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award in 2007 and for Best Fiction in the Ned Kelly Awards.

2000

Porter's awards include The Age Book of the Year for poetry, the National Book Council Award for The Monkey's Mask and the FAW Christopher Brennan Award for poetry. Two of her verse novels were shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award: What a Piece of Work in 2000 and Wild Surmise in 2003. In 2000, the film The Monkey's Mask was made from her verse novel of the same name. In 2005, her libretto The Eternity Man, co-written with composer Jonathan Mills, was performed at the Sydney Festival.

1993

Porter was an open lesbian and in 1993 moved to Melbourne to be with her partner, fellow writer Andrea Goldsmith. The couple were coincidentally both shortlisted in the 2003 Miles Franklin Award for literature. In 2009, Porter was posthumously recognised by the website Samesame.com.au as one of the most influential gay and lesbian Australians.

1975

Porter was born in Sydney. Her father was barrister Chester Porter and her mother, Jean, was a high school chemistry teacher. Porter attended the Queenwood School for Girls. She graduated from the University of Sydney in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English and History.

1954

Dorothy Featherstone Porter (26 March 1954 – 10 December 2008) was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award.

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