Olive Senior

Summary

Olive Senior is a human^[1]. She was born in Trelawny Parish^[2]. She was born on December 23, 1941^[3]. She worked as a writer^[4], novelist^[5], short story writer^[6], poet^[7], and journalist^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Olive Senior's place of birth was Trelawny Parish^[2].
• Olive Senior was born on December 23, 1941^[3].
• Olive Senior was born on 1943^[10].
• Olive Senior held citizenship in Jamaica^[11].
• English was Olive Senior's native language^[12].
• Olive Senior worked as a writer^[4].
• Olive Senior's professions included novelist^[5].
• Olive Senior's professions included short story writer^[6].
• Olive Senior worked as a poet^[7].
• Olive Senior worked as a journalist^[8].
• Olive Senior was educated at University of the West Indies^[13].
• Olive Senior was educated at Montego Bay High School^[14].
• Olive Senior received the Musgrave Medal^[15].
• Olive Senior received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize^[16].
• Olive Senior received the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature^[17].
• Olive Senior received the Bressani Award^[18].
• Olive Senior received the Matt Cohen Award^[19].
• Olive Senior is recorded as female^[20].
• Olive Senior's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Olive Senior's residence is recorded as Canada^[22].
• Olive Senior's family name is recorded as Senior^[23].
• Olive Senior's given name is recorded as Olive^[24].
• Olive Senior's given name is recorded as Marjorie^[25].
• Olive Senior's described by source is recorded as Q113369276^[26].
• Olive Senior's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography^[27].

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Origins and Family

Olive Senior's place of birth was Trelawny Parish^[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 23, 1941^[3] and 1943^[10]. English was her native language^[12].

Education

Educated at University of the West Indies^[13], a public university^[28], in Jamaica^[29], founded in 1948^[30] and Montego Bay High School^[14], a high school^[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], novelist^[5], short story writer^[6], poet^[7], and journalist^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Musgrave Medal^[15], an award^[32], in Jamaica^[33], founded in 1889^[34]; Commonwealth Writers' Prize^[16], an award^[35], founded in 1987^[36]; OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature^[17], an award^[37], founded in 2011^[38]; Bressani Award^[18], a literary award^[39], in Canada^[40]; and Matt Cohen Award^[19], an award^[41], in Canada^[42], founded in 2000^[43].

Why It Matters

Olive Senior ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Olive Senior born?

Olive Senior was born in Trelawny Parish^[2].

What did Olive Senior do for work?

Olive Senior worked as writer^[4], novelist^[5], short story writer^[6], poet^[7], and journalist^[8].

Where did Olive Senior go to school?

Olive Senior was educated at University of the West Indies^[13] and Montego Bay High School^[14].

What awards did Olive Senior receive?

Honors received include Musgrave Medal^[15], Commonwealth Writers' Prize^[16], OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature^[17], and Bressani Award^[18].