Judith Wright

This article is about the Australian poet. For other people, see Judith Wright (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Judith Light.

Judith Arundell Wright
Born
Judith Arundell Wright

(1915-05-31)31 May 1915
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Died25 June 2000(2000-06-25) (aged 85)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupations
  • Poet
  • author
  • environmentalist
  • activist
SpouseJack McKinney
Children1
AwardsQueen's Gold Medal for Poetry (1991), Australian National Living Treasure Award (1998)

Judith Arundell Wright (31 May 1915 – 25 June 2000) was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, 1965 and 1967.

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