SHASTRA DEO
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Shastra Deo

65 Macaranga Crescent
CARSELDINE QLD 4034
0413 556 777
s.deo@uq.edu.au
www.shastradeo.com

Creative portfolio

Deo, Shastra. The Agonist. U of Queensland P, 2017.
Full portfolio here.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Creative Writing)
2017 – present, The University of Queensland
Master of Arts (Writing, Editing and Publishing)
2016, The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
2015, The University of Queensland
Honours Class I; University Medal
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Writing and English Literature)
2012 – 2014, The University of Queensland

Selected scholarships and awards

2018 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal: winner for The Agonist
2018 Mary Gilmore Award: shortlisted for The Agonist
2018 Anne Elder Award: commended for The Agonist
2016 Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize—Winner: The Agonist

Academic employment

Semester 2, 2019
Tutor for Writing: Advanced Project (WRIT3000)
School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland
Lecturer for Creative Writing for Clinical Excellence (HLTH7283)
Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Supervisor for Special Research Topic in Writing, Editing and Publishing (WRIT7080)
School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland

Semester 1, 2019
Supervisor for Special Research Topic in Writing, Editing and Publishing (WRIT7080)
School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland
Supervisor for Dissertation (WRIT7100)
School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland

Semester 2, 2018
Guest lecturer for Writing: Advanced Project (WRIT3000)
School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland

Semester 2, 2017
Tutor for Writing: Advanced Project (WRIT3000)
School of Communication and Arts, The University of Queensland

Volunteer work

QAGOMA Research Library, 2016 – 2017
•    Digitised documents and recorded serial holdings with the end goal of updating the Library’s digital records

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