Olive Senior

Olive Senior
Born (1941-12-23) 23 December 1941 (age 82)
Trelawny, Cockpit Country, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
OccupationPoet, novelist, short-story and non-fiction writer
EducationMontego Bay High School for Girls; Thomson Foundation; Carleton University School of Journalism
Period1960s–present
Notable worksSummer Lightning (1986); Gardening in the Tropics (1994); Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage (2004); Over The Roofs of the World (2005)
Notable awardsCommonwealth 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] Other awards she has won include the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.[3][4] Senior was appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica in 2021, serving in the post until 2024.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference r1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Olive Senior Awarded Musgrave Gold Medal", Jamaica Information Service, 15 December 2005.
  3. ^ Carter, Sue (4 May 2016). "Olive Senior wins OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ^ Grizzle, Shereita (4 May 2016). "Olive Senior wins OCM Bocas literary prize". Jamaica Gleaner.
  5. ^ "Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2021–2024 | About Olive Senior". National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 5 May 2023.