Mags Webster, prisbelönt poet, avlider vid 61

Mags Webster, poet, författare och redaktör, har avlidit vid 61 års ålder i bukspottkörtelcancer. Hon var känd för sina verk som publicerats i tidskrifter och antologier i Australien, Asien och USA. Webster arbetade också som konstadministratör med fokus på First Nations-artister i Västra Australien.

Mags Webster avled vid 61 års ålder i bukspottkörtelcancer. Ursprungligen från Storbritannien flyttade hon till Perth, Västra Australien, år 2003. Där blev hon en framträdande gestalt i litteraturscenen och publicerade två poesivolymer. nHennes debutbok The Weather of Tongues belönades med Anne Elder-priset 2011 som det bästa första poesiverket utgivet i Australien det året. Hennes andra samling Nothing to Declare nominerades till premiärministrarnas litteraturpris 2021. Websters poesi publicerades i olika tidskrifter och antologier i Australien, Asien och Förenta staterna. nUtöver författarskapet arbetade Webster som konstadministratör och samarbetade med First Nations-artister i Västra Australien. Hennes insatser underströk hennes engagemang i kulturella och litterära projekt i regionen.

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