Personal profile
Research Interests
Creative writing; Non-place; Sacred place; Diaspora Studies; Authorship
Biography
Dr Holland received his PhD in Creative Writing at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, where he researched supermodern non-place, sacred place, and Japanese literary aesthetics. His particular research areas are creative writing, stylistics, comparative literature, supermodernity and sacred place. Among his recent novels are La Donna del Club 49: Un noir in Vietnam (2019, O Barra O Edizione, Italian translation by Giacomo Falconi); One (2016, Transit Lounge), which was longlisted for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Prize); and The Mary Smokes Boys (2013, Hawthorne Books, USA; 2010, Transit Lounge, AUS) which was longlisted for the 2011 Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year. He has been a judge of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2016).
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Education/Academic qualification
English, PhD, Non-place and Ma: The Writing of Nowhere, Queensland University of Technology
15 Feb 2015 → 19 Dec 2019
Award Date: 19 Dec 2019
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Oblivion
Holland, P. G., 1 Jul 2024, Yarraville : Transit Lounge Publishing . 256 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book or report
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The Author
Holland, P., Oct 2021, In: TEXT. 25, 2, p. 2-23 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
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Liminal City
Holland, P., 12 Nov 2021, In: Hong Kong Review of Books.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article
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Honours Supervisions: Creating a Student Community
Holland, P. G., 20 May 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper
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A Year from Easter
Holland, P. G., Jul 2025, (Accepted/In press) Yarraville: Transit Lounge Publishing . 199 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book or report
Activities
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3rd International Conference on English Across the Curriculum, Hong Kong
HOLLAND, P. G. (Participant)
21 May 2021Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Translated Tales from China: Yan Ge
HOLLAND, P. G. (Organiser)
12 Mar 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Bringing Creative Writing into the Community: An International Symposium - Workshop Series
HOLLAND, P. G. (Organiser)
19 Feb 2023 → 18 Mar 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Violet Kupersmith in Transdisciplinary Conversation: The Vietnamese Experience in Hong Kong
HOLLAND, P. G. (Organiser)
14 Apr 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
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Invisible transformations : Ethic minorities in the time of crisis
HOLLAND, P. G. (Participant)
3 Jan 2022 → 12 Jan 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU