(1941-12-23) 23 December 1941 (age 82) Trelawny, Cockpit Country, Jamaica
Occupation
Poet, novelist, short-story and non-fiction writer
Nationality
Jamaican
Education
Montego Bay High School for Girls; Thomson Foundation; Carleton University School of Journalism
Period
1960s–present
Notable works
Summer Lightning (1986); Gardening in the Tropics (1994); Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage (2004); Over The Roofs of the World (2005)
Notable awards
Commonwealth Writers' Prize; Bressani Award; OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature; Poet Laureate of Jamaica, 2021
Website
www.olivesenior.com
Olive Marjorie Senior (born 23 December 1941)[1] is a Jamaican poet, novelist, short story and non-fiction writer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal in 2005 by the Institute of Jamaica for her contributions to literature.[2] Senior was appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica in 2021.[3]
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^"Olive Senior Awarded Musgrave Gold Medal", Jamaica Information Service, 15 December 2005.
^"Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2021–2024 | About Olive Senior". National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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