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- 1972-1984 (Creation)
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19 folders
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Judith Catherine Green born on 13 February 1936 in Perth, Western Australia. She attended the Ascot State School, Brisbane Girls' Grammar School, gained an Open Scholarship to the University of Queensland where she obtained first class honours in English, received her Master of Arts from Cambridge University. She met her first husband, Fabio Rodriguez while tutoring at Kingston University, Jamaica. They married in 1964 and divorced in 1981. In 1982 she married Thomas Shapcott. She has published numerous volumes of poetry, some illustrated by her own woodcuts. From 1979 to 1982 she was poetry editor for Meanjin and from 1988 to 1997 poetry editor with Penguin Australia. Judith Rodriguez has also co-written the play Poor Johanna with Robyn Archer and her libretto for the opera Lindy was performed at the Sydney Opera House in 2002. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Christopher Brennan Award and in 1994 received the Order of Australia for services to literature. Rodriguez died on 22 November 2018.
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Correspondence between Judith Rodriguez and various authors and poets. Some advertising blurbs and cards for various groups and to publicise Judith Rodriguez's works. Correspondence with University of Queensland Press regarding Water Life, Mudcrab at Gambaro's, and Nu-Plastik Fanfare Red: And Other Poems. Correspondence with publishers regarding Shadow on Glass and with poets and publisher regarding Mrs Noah and the Minoan Queen.
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- Correspondence with University of Queensland Press, June 1974 to July 1984. Reference to Water Life, Mudcrab at Gambaro's, Nu-Plastik Fanfare Red: And Other Poems. [Box 12 Folder 14].
- Correspondence with Open Door Press, New Rivers, Larrikin Records, 1975 to 1978. Draft of Shadow on Glass. [Box 12 Folder 15].
- Correspondence with Sisters Publishing and various poets, 1982 to 1984. Concerns Mrs Noah and the Minoan Queen, edited by Judith Rodriguez. [Box 12 Folder 16].
- Letters from Robyn Archer and Di Manson, 1976 to 1984. [Box 13 Folder 1].
- Letters from Marian Engel, 1981 to 1984. [Box 13 Folder 2].
- Letters from Luz Fernandez de Alba, Oct 1979 to Apr 1980. [Box 13 Folder 3].
- Letters from Eunice Hanger, 1 Oct 1960 and 4 Jan 1962. [Box 13 Folder 4].
- Letters from Elizabeth Jolley, Feb 1978 to Aug 1984. [Box 13 Folder 5].
- Letters from Antigone Kefala, Aug 1980 to Dec 1982. [Box 13 Folder 6].
- Letters from Philip and Jenna Mead, Jan 1980 to 1983. [Box 13 Folder 7].
- Letters from David Malouf, Sep 1982 to Jan 1984. RESTRICTED. [Box 13 Folder 8]
- Letters from Peter Porter, Jan 1984. [Box 13 Folder 9]
- Letters rom Madge and Madonna Staunton, 1981 to 1984. [Box 13 Folder 10]
- Letters from Jennifer Strauss, 1972 to 1984. [Box 13 Folder 11]
- Letters from Dimitris Tsaloumas, Apr 1981 to 1984. [Box 13 Folder 12]
- Letters Swedish Anthology for Poetry Australia, Mar 1981 to end 1984. Letters, postcards and poems regarding Swedish Anthology for Poetry Australia. [Box 13 Folder 13]
- Correspondence with the Angry Women Collective, Feb 83 to Aug 84. [Box 13 Folder 14]
- Covering notes and correspondence with contributors to Angry women : An Anthology of Australian Women's Writing, 1983 to 1984. [Box 13 Folder 15].
- Poem drafts, 1983 to 1984. Mostly dated and unnumbered, of 14 poems. [Box 13 Folder 16].
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Unrestricted access. Restricted access to letters from David Malouf [Box 13 Folder 8]
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- English
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Box 12 Folders 14-16, Box 13 Folders 1-16.
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Previously housed as Box 6 Folders 60-78.
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Created, Linda Justo, 11-Apr-2022.