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Rosie Scott Rosie Scott i(A868 works by) (a.k.a. Judy Rosemary Scott)
Born: Established: 22 Mar 1948 Johnsonville, Wellington, Wellington (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ; Died: Ceased: 3 May 2017 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1985
Heritage: New Zealander
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1 Introduction Rosie Scott , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Intervention : An Anthology 2015; (p. 1)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Intervention : An Anthology Rosie Scott (editor), Anita Heiss (editor), Sydney : Concerned Australians , 2015 8558458 2015 anthology poetry essay prose

'In this historic anthology, award-winning writers Rosie Scott and Dr Anita Heiss have gathered together the work of twenty of Australian’s finest writers both Indigenous and non-Indigenous together with powerful statements from Northern Territory Elders to bring a new dimension and urgency to an issue that has remained largely outside the public radar...' (Source: Booktopia website)
1 Introduction Rosie Scott , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: A Country Too Far : Writings on Asylum Seekers 2013; (p. 1-4)

In this introduction, Rosie Scott discuss the ideas and concepts behind the publication of A Country Too Far.
1 Australian Writers Address the Lives of Refugees with Truthfulness and Grace Rosie Scott , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney PEN Magazine , November 2013; (p. 5)
1 17 y separately published work icon A Country Too Far : Writings on Asylum Seekers Thomas Keneally (editor), Rosie Scott (editor), Melbourne : Penguin Books , 2013 6426357 2013 anthology autobiography biography poetry short story essay (taught in 1 units)

'One of the central moral issues of our time is the question of asylum seekers, arguably the most controversial subject in Australia today.

'In this landmark anthology, twenty-seven of Australia's finest writers have focused their intelligence and creativity on the theme of the dispossessed, bringing a whole new perspective of depth and truthfulness to what has become a fraught, distorted war of words. This anthology confirms that the experience of seeking asylum – the journeys of escape from death, starvation, poverty or terror to an imagined paradise – is part of the Australian mindset and deeply embedded in our culture and personal histories.

'A Country Too Far is a tour de force of stunning fiction, memoir, poetry and essays. Edited by award-winning writers Rosie Scott and Tom Keneally, and featuring contributors including Anna Funder, Christos Tsiolkas, Elliot Perlman, Gail Jones, Raimond Gaita, Les Murray, Rodney Hall and Geraldine Brooks, this rich anthology is by turns thoughtful, fierce, evocative, lyrical and moving, and always extraordinarily powerful.

'A Country Too Far' makes an indispensable contribution to the national debate.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Wild Coast Rosie Scott , 2011 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Spring no. 33 2011;
1 Tender Mercies Rosie Scott , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: Fear Factor : Terror Incognito 2010; (p. 180-188) A Country Too Far : Writings on Asylum Seekers 2013; (p. 155-162)
1 Learning to Write Rosie Scott , 2009 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Autumn no. 23 2009; (p. 131-135)
1 In Praise of Political Fiction Rosie Scott , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Just Words? : Australian Authors Writing for Justice 2008; (p. 30-45) Rosie Scott argues for the importance of political fiction in Australian society and culture at the beginning of the twenty-first century. She writes: 'I want to suggest that as a body of work [political fiction] can create important life-sustaining myths that provide a healthy counter-balance to the superficial, the destructive and the heartless, which are always present in society and now, perhaps more than at any other period, in Australian history' (p. 33). She draws comparison to overseas political writing and then in the second half of the essay she offers exensive comment on the process of initiating, compiling and editing the anthology Another Country.
1 Another Country Rosie Scott , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Acting from the Heart : Australian Advocates for Asylum Seekers Tell Their Stories 2007; (p. 175-180)

Editor's note: Writer Rosie Scott outlines the process and the meaning of publishing an anthology of detainees' writing [Another Country].

Scott's piece also includes comment on Tony Zandavar, one of the contributors to Another Country, who was released from detention in 2004.
1 Alert and Alarmed: Art Under Fire : Rosie Scott : Author Rosie Scott , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 November 2005; (p. 18)
2 9 y separately published work icon Another Country Asylum; Outsiders Rosie Scott (editor), Thomas Keneally (editor), Broadway : Halstead Press , 2004 Z1208620 2004 anthology poetry autobiography prose diary correspondence (taught in 2 units) Comprises part of Southerly volume 64, number 1, 2004.
1 3 y separately published work icon Southerly Asylum vol. 64 no. 1 2004 Z1117656 2004 periodical issue A special double issue comprising two separately paged sections back-to-back. One section entitled 'Outsiders' is a shortened regular edition; the other section 'Another Country' , guest edited by Rosie Scott and Tom Keneally, features the writing of asylum seekers remaining in detention in Australia and those recently released. The writing was sourced with assistance from refugee advocates and community leaders. This section has also been published as a limited edition for PEN and the 2004 Sydney Writers' Festival.
1 14 y separately published work icon Faith Singer Rosie Scott , Rydalmere : Sceptre , 2001 Z896443 2001 single work novel

'Angel is surrounded by dangers; her fragile hold on life weakened by the violence of a client and her spiralling drug habit.

'Faith is a born outsider who has an intense commitment to saving Angel due to unresolved events in her own wild life - an eccentric upbringing by a communist aunt, her roller-coaster career as a famous singer, passionate love affairs and the fate of her beloved daughter.

'FAITH SINGER both chronicles the powerful friendship between them and celebrates the life of an extraordinary woman and the city she lives in.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Kindle ed.).
1 Head-on with the Past Rosie Scott , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 February 2001; (p. 7)
— Review of Beyond Duck River Angela Martin , 2001 single work novel ; The Water Underneath Kate Lyons , 2001 single work novel
1 The Value of Writers Rosie Scott , 1999 single work essay
— Appears in: The Red Heart 1999; Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 1154-1158)
1 Grace Rosie Scott , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: My One True Love 1999; (p. 45-51)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Red Heart Rosie Scott , Auckland : Vintage NZ , 1999 Z249207 1999 selected work essay autobiography

'A collection of mostly commissioned essays, either written to be delivered as speeches at literary events, or for inclusion in anthologies.' (Publication Summary)
1 The Book That Changed My Life : Rosie Scott Rosie Scott , 1999 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 9 May 1999; (p. 21)
1 For Bella i "this in the one pure thing I know", Rosie Scott , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 June 1998; (p. 9)
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