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Barry Scott Barry Scott i(A6773 works by) (a.k.a. B. Scott)
Born: Established: 1954 ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Melbourne writer Barry Scott has been employed as a librarian, community worker, and literary project coordinator, one responsible for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and the Ross Trust Script Development Awards through the State Library of Victoria. In 2003, Scott travelled to India to work with Katha, a literary organisation that provides educational services, publishing in translation, and community programs. Among Scott's achievements during his India residency were the delivery of an arts-based event for children, the provision of marketing advice, and the management of events with international authors for Katha's major literary festival, Katha Utsav.

Also in 2003, Scott and photographer/artist Tess Rice founded the publishing venture Transit Lounge. The first title to be released was Scott's collection of verse inspired by travels through Asia: Love and Wigs: Poems of Bangkok, Bollywood and Beyond. Two years later, Transit Lounge published its first prose work, Cate Kennedy's (q.v.) Mexican tale Sing and Don't Cry. Since then, the press has released more than twenty-three titles, with eight published in 2010 alone.

After being awarded a Copyright Agency Limited Creative Industries' Career Fund grant in 2009, Scott travelled to the USA to meet with small independent American publishers and discuss the state of the industry. An overview of his findings was published in the Winter 2010 edition of Overland (see further references below).

In addition to his writing and publishing activities, Scott is a board member of SPUNC (Small Press Underground Networking Community).

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Further Reference

    Cannon, Anthea. 'Doing it by the Book in Yarraville.' Maribyrnong Leader 23 March 2010. Online. (Sighted: 16/05/2011.)

    http://maribyrnong-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/doing-it-by-the-book-in-yarraville/

    Scott, Barry. 'Cult of the Book Cover, The.' Small Press Underground Networking Community (SPUNC) Notes. Online. (Sighted: 15/05/2011.)

    http://www.facebook.com/notes/small-press-underground-networking-community-spunc/the-cult-of-the-book-cover-by-barry-scott/171049236252818

    --- 'Giving Writers a Voice: Barry Scott on the US Independent Publishing Scene.' Overland (Winter 2010). Online. (Sighted: 16/05/2011.)

    http://web.overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-199/feature-barry-scott/

Awards for Works

Never Eating Strawberry Jam (Jhalawar, Rajasthan) i "A peculiar light on the rooftop, a yellow reflection", 2001 single work poetry
— Appears in: New England Review , Winter no. 14 2001; (p. 5) Love and Wigs : Poems of Bangkok, Bollywood and Beyond 2003; (p. 79-80)
2001 second New England Review Poetry Competition
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