▁first ▁poetry ▁collection , ▁The ▁St rip ed ▁World , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Fab er ▁& ▁Fab er ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Jones ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Con cord , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁Her ▁father ▁is ▁Australian ; ▁her ▁British ▁mother ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Australia . ▁ ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁M LC ▁School ▁( in ▁Bur wood , ▁Sydney ), ▁then ▁worked ▁and ▁travel led ▁abroad , ▁returning ▁to ▁Australia ▁to ▁study ▁English ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Jones ▁entered ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Career ▁Jones ▁was ▁poet - in - res idence ▁at ▁the ▁Word sw orth ▁Trust ▁in ▁Gr asm ere , ▁C umb ria ▁ ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁- ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ 2 0 1 0 : ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Premier ' s ▁Liter ary ▁Awards : ▁Short list ed ▁for ▁The ▁St rip ed ▁World ▁ 2 0 1 0 : ▁South ▁Australian ▁Premier ' s ▁Awards : ▁Short list ed ▁for ▁The ▁St rip ed ▁World ▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁Australian ▁Writ ers ▁First ▁Prize ▁Anne ▁E lder ▁Award ▁for ▁The ▁St rip ed ▁World