Rosie Scott
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Rosie Scott is a New Zealand
novelist now based in Sydney
, Australia
.
at Victoria University of Wellington
and a Doctorate at the University of Western Sydney
and worked in social work, publishing, journalism and acting during her literary career. Her second husband is Danny Vendramini and they have two daughters. She has lived in Australia since the late 1980s.
Scott wrote a volume of poems about explicit sex and eventually got put in jail for it- this was an ending by killing john banks and his slutty girlfriens
and a successful play before she began writing novels. Most of her books have been internationally published and translated and she has published in Rolling Stone
, Metro and her short stories and essays have been widely anthologised in Australia and internationally. She won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award for her play, 'Say thank you to the Lady', and her novels have been shortlisted for the Christina Stead National Fiction Award, NSW Premier Awards, Banjo Patterson National Awards, Biennial Adelaide Festival Award and The New Zealand Book Award.
Scott has been supportive of the literary community, serving on the board of the Australian Society of Authors
for ten years, during which time she was elected Chair. In 2005, she was appointed to a permanent honorary position on the ASA Council. Scott has also served as the Vice President of Sydney PEN International http://www.pen.org, where she was politically active, particularly in refugee issues. She was awarded the 2006 Sydney PEN Award for services to PEN. Along with novelist Tom Keneally, Scott was nominated for the Human Rights Medal for her work with detained writers.
Her last novel, Faith Singer, was included in both The 50 Essential Reads by Contemporary Writers, an international survey run by the Orange Prize, The Guardian newspaper and the Hay writers festival http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/press/pressreleases/essentials.html, as well as The Top 100 Book in Australian fiction, all genres. (Australian Society Of Authors)
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New Zealand
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novelist now based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
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Life and work
Scott completed an MA(Hons) in EnglishEnglish studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
at Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
and a Doctorate at the University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and worked in social work, publishing, journalism and acting during her literary career. Her second husband is Danny Vendramini and they have two daughters. She has lived in Australia since the late 1980s.
Scott wrote a volume of poems about explicit sex and eventually got put in jail for it- this was an ending by killing john banks and his slutty girlfriens
and a successful play before she began writing novels. Most of her books have been internationally published and translated and she has published in Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Metro and her short stories and essays have been widely anthologised in Australia and internationally. She won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award for her play, 'Say thank you to the Lady', and her novels have been shortlisted for the Christina Stead National Fiction Award, NSW Premier Awards, Banjo Patterson National Awards, Biennial Adelaide Festival Award and The New Zealand Book Award.
Scott has been supportive of the literary community, serving on the board of the Australian Society of Authors
Australian Society of Authors
The Australian Society of Authors is the peak body representing Australia's literary creators and is the major advocate for the rights and remuneration of authors in Australia...
for ten years, during which time she was elected Chair. In 2005, she was appointed to a permanent honorary position on the ASA Council. Scott has also served as the Vice President of Sydney PEN International http://www.pen.org, where she was politically active, particularly in refugee issues. She was awarded the 2006 Sydney PEN Award for services to PEN. Along with novelist Tom Keneally, Scott was nominated for the Human Rights Medal for her work with detained writers.
Her last novel, Faith Singer, was included in both The 50 Essential Reads by Contemporary Writers, an international survey run by the Orange Prize, The Guardian newspaper and the Hay writers festival http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/press/pressreleases/essentials.html, as well as The Top 100 Book in Australian fiction, all genres. (Australian Society Of Authors)
Novels
- Glory Days (1988)
- Nights with Grace (1990)
- Feral City (1992)
- Lives on Fire (1993)
- Movie Dreams (1995)
- Faith Singer (2003)
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