Scot Gardner Scot Gardner i(A65009 works by)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Scot Gardner grew up in Greensborough, a suburb of Melbourne, until his family moved out to the bush at Yinnar South when he was thirteen.

He has worked as a landscaper and studied counselling and psychotherapy, working as a counsellor and youth worker. He published his first novel, One Dead Seagull, in 2001. His works have been regularly shortlisted for the various state premier's awards; Happy as Larry won the Western Australian Premier's Book Award (young adult fiction). He has also won the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Award, for The Dead I Know.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2020 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Literature Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups     $50,000
2016 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Australia Council Literature Board Grants Literature Arts Projects For Individuals and Groups $40,000.00
2014 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships New Work - Established Writers 14-15 Young adult literature (12 to 18 yrs)

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Off the Map Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 20989654 2021 selected work short story

'By turns dark and light, funny and poignant, this unforgettable collection of stories takes us right to the heart of what it means to be young in today's world, from a CBCA award-winning author.

'We ran and slipped and swore and bumped into each other. Nick's phone beeped like a dying bird. If it died, we'd be in total darkness.

'Getting lost, falling in love, pushing boundaries, exploring the world - powerfully honest stories to make you think and feel, from the award-winning author of The Dead I Know and Changing Gear.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2022 winner APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Debra Billson.
2022 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards Young Adult Fiction
y separately published work icon Changing Gear Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2018 13721258 2018 single work novel young adult

'Merrick Hilton's done a runner. His folks think he's studying, but the real world has been calling for years and he can't ignore it any longer. A postie bike, a bedroll and a big sky - that's all he needs. But there's no telling how he'll handle roadkill, stolen oranges and unexpected romance, let alone the rough stuff. And in the real world nothing goes entirely as planned. Thankfully Victor - the old bloke Merrick meets on the road - knows a thing or two about broken bike chains. And broken hearts.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

2019 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Older Readers
2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
y separately published work icon Sparrow Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 2017 11577777 2017 single work novel young adult

'One, two, three, breath. When a juvenile detention exercise off the coast of the Kimberley goes wrong, sixteen-year-old Sparrow must swim to shore. There are sharks and crocs around him but the monsters he fears most live in the dark spaces in his mind. He's swimming away from his prison life and towards a desolate, rocky coastland and the hollow promise of freedom. He'll eat or be eaten, kill or be killed. With no voice, no family and the odds stacked against him, Sparrow has nothing left to lose. But to survive he'll need something more potent than desperation, something more dangerous than a makeshift knife. Hope.' (Publication summary)

2018 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
2018 longlisted Indie Awards Young Adult
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