Eunice Andrada

Eunice Andrada
OccupationPoet
Writing career
Notable workTake Care
Notable awardsVictorian Premier's Prize for Poetry

Eunice Andrada is a Filipino-Australian poet.[1] She is the author of three collections of poetry: Flood Damages, Take Care, and KONTRA.

Career

In 2018, Andrada released her debut poetry collection, Flood Damages.[2] The collection won the Anne Elder Award and was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry and the Mary Gilmore Award.[3][4][5] This was followed by her second collection, Take Care, in 2021.[2] Take Care was shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the Judith Wright Calanthe Award, and two prizes at the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.[6][7][8]

She released her third poetry collection, KONTRA, in 2025.[9] The collection won the 2026 Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry[10] and was shortlisted for the Poetry prize at the 2026 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.[11]

Works

  • Flood Damages (Giramondo Publishing, 2018) ISBN 9781925336665[12][13][14]
  • Take Care (Giramondo Publishing, 2021) ISBN 9781925818796[15][16][17][18][19]
  • KONTRA (Giramondo Publishing, 2025) ISBN 9781923106475[20]

References

  1. ↑ Tan, Teresa (8 September 2017). "Often overlooked, Filipino art gets chance to shine". ABC News. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Ortiz, Kaya. "Taking care: An interview with Eunice Andrada". Portside Review. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Announcing the winner of the 2018 Anne Elder Award". Australian Poetry. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  4. ↑ "2019 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Mary Gilmore Award". ASAL - Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  6. ↑ Cain, Sian (30 March 2022). "'Surprised and delighted': poetry dominates Stella prize shortlist after change in rules". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "2022 Queensland Literary Awards shortlists". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  8. ↑ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  9. ↑ Andrada, Eunice (1 October 2025). "A note on KONTRA". Giramondo Publishing. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Cain, Sian (2026-02-25). "Evelyn Araluen wins $125,000 for 'politically uncompromising' poetry at Victorian premier's literary awards". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  11. ↑ "Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2026 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2026-08-11. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  12. ↑ Hession, Ben (2019-02-26). "Mapping a Journey Between Worlds". Verity LA. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  13. ↑ Wood, Robert. "Review of Flood Damages by Eunice Andrada". Plumwood Mountain. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  14. ↑ Soberano, Darlene (2019-12-15). ""Flood Damages" by Eunice Andrada". Mascara Literary Review. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  15. ↑ Arcilla, Patricia. "Cleaning the Body with the Body". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  16. ↑ Xu, Donnalyn (2021-10-06). "Review of "Take Care" by Eunice Andrada". Mascara Literary Review. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  17. ↑ Chong, Eileen (2021-09-25). "Take Care". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  18. ↑ Garcia-Dolnik, Lou (2022-09-14). "Ingat Mga Kapwa". Meanjin. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  19. ↑ Varatharajan, Prithvi (2021-10-25). "Prithvi Varatharajan reviews 'Dropbear' by Evelyn Araluen and 'TAKE CARE' by Eunice Andrada". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  20. ↑ Roodenrys, Grace (2025-10-27). "Grace Roodenrys reviews 'KONTRA' by Eunice Andrada". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
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