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Name	Jordie Patricia Albiston
Alternative Names	Jordie Patricia Young Jordie Patricia McBryde Jordie Patricia Szikla
Born	30 September, 1961 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	28 February, 2022 (aged 60) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education *	Methodist Ladies' College (Melbourne) (student, 1974-1979) Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) (student, 1980-1982) La Trobe University (student, 1983-1986)
Occupation or Descriptor *	poet (1985-2022) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Wesley Michel Wright Prize (poetry) (recipient, 1991) Mary Gilmore Prize (poetry) (recipient, 1996) NSW Premier's Literary Award (poetry) (recipient, 2010) Patrick White Literary Award (recipient, 2019) John Bray Poetry Award (Adelaide Festival) (recipient, 2022)

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