Scot Gardner

2023 Presenter

Biography

Scot Gardner is an Australian young adult fiction writer. He has published a number of works including: The Dead I Know, Bookmark Days, The Detachable Boy, The Legend of Kevin the Plumber, The Other Madonna, Burning Eddy, Happy As Larry, The Way We Roll, Changing Gear, Sparrow, and Off The Map.

Scot has had a number of professions but found creative writing came to him much easier. His first work was published after he attended a writing conference with Australian author, John Marsden. His works have been classified as “absurb fantasy” and “gritty realism”. Most of his characters are everyday people with everyday problems.

Selected Works