Ronnie Scott

A/Prof Ronnie Scott is a novelist, comics scholar, studio leader in the Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing), and co-director of the non/fictionLab, an interdisciplinary research group. 

His novels The Adversary (2020), Shirley (2023) and the forthcoming Letter to a Fortunate Ex are published by Penguin. He's a two-time MacDowell Fellow, a contributor to the Age, the Guardian and the New York Times Magazine, and his books have been shortlisted for a NSW Premier's Literary Award, a Queensland Literary Award, the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal and the Voss Prize.

In the BA (Creative Writing), Ronnie coordinates the capstone studio COMM2652 Creative Writing Project and is first-year Academic Advisor, helping students to develop challenging writing practices and sustainable careers. He lectures across the School of Media & Communication in Creative Writing studios and electives, the Honours Research Lab and the Master of Writing & Publishing.

In the non/fictionLab, Ronnie supports academics in creative experimentation, critical practice, collaboration and social engagement. He co-convenes Gutter Stars, an intervarsity comics collective, and co-directs the non/fictionLab Graphic Storyteller Fellowship. He co-curates exhibitions that explore comics in performed and gallery spaces.

Ronnie is a Chief Investigator on Folio, a storytelling project about graphic storytellers funded by the Australian Research Council. As well as collecting oral histories and ephemera from Australian comics-makers, which are showcased on the Folio website, he is lead editor of the first book of essays about Australian comics (Palgrave).

His current industry partners are Glom Press, Pink Ember Studio, NGV Publications, Creative Australia, Copyright Agency Limited, the Emerging Writers' Festival, Shoalhaven Regional Gallery and the National Library of Australia.