Dženana Vucic

Dženana Vucic is a Bosnian-Australian writer, poet and essayist. She is a regular contributor to numerous Australian literary journals including Cordite Poetry Review, Kill Your Darlings and Overland, and has also contributed to the Australian Multilingual Writing Project, Rabbit and Meanjin. At various stages, Vucic has lived in Glasgow, Berlin, Konjic and Melbourne.

Early life
Vucic was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak) family. As a child, she emigrated to Australia as a refugee during the Bosnian War of 1992–1995, along with her mother and sister. She has written extensively about her experiences with her family around this time, particularly regarding her family switching from speaking Bosnian to speaking English after migrating to Australia.

Education
Vucic was awarded a PhD in English Literature from the University of Glasgow.

Prizes, awards and fellowships

 * Peter Porter Poetry Prize (shortlisted, 2024)
 * Newcastle Poetry Prize (shortlisted, 2023)
 * Kill Your Darlings New Critic (2023)
 * Marten Bequest (2022)
 * Peter Blazey Fellowship (2022)
 * Kat Muscat Fellowship (2021)
 * Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellowship (2020-21)
 * Woollahra Digital Literary Award (shortlisted, 2020)
 * Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing (shortlisted, 2020)
 * Deakin Nonfiction Prize (shortlisted, 2019)