Hewett, Dorothy (1923–2002)
Hewett, Dorothy (1923–2002)
Australian poet and novelist. Born Dorothy Coarde Hewett, May 21, 1923, in Wickepin, Western Australia; died Aug 25, 2002; attended University of Western Australia; m. Les Flood; m. Merv Lilley.
Joined Communist Party at 19 and worked for advertising agency and in factory; plays include This Old Man Comes Rolling Home (1967), The Chapel Perilous (1972), Bon-bons and Roses for Dolly (1972), The Man from Mukinupin (1979), The Raising of Pete Marsh (1988), and Nowhere (2001); novels include Bobbin Up (1959) and Neap Tide (1999); poetry includes Rapunzel in Suburbia(1975), Peninsula (1994), and Collected Poems 1940–1995 (1995); also wrote memoir Wild Card (1990) as well as short stories. Received ABC National Prize for Poetry (1945, 1965), Australian Poetry Prize (1986), and Order of Australia.