John Scott

Born in Littlehampton, West Sussex, on April 23, 1948, he moved to Australia as a child and has lived mainly in Melbourne since 1959. He studied at Monash University and first made his name as a poet, developing an experimental style shaped in part by his interest in translation.

Alongside his literary work, he wrote scripts for radio and television before turning more strongly toward fiction in the 1990s. His novels include Blair, What I Have Written, Before I Wake, The Architect, Warra Warra, and N, and What I Have Written was later adapted from his own screenplay.

His writing has been widely recognized, including Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and the Peter Porter Poetry Prize. Across poetry, fiction, and translation, his career reflects a long-running interest in language, form, and literary experiment.