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Associate Professor Ronnie Scott is a novelist and comics scholar affiliated with RMIT University's School of Media and Communication. He holds roles as studio leader of the Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing), co-director of the non/fictionLab research group, and lead editor of an upcoming Palgrave book on Australian comics. His work bridges creative writing with interdisciplinary research, focusing on queer storytelling, graphic narratives, AIDS memory, and post-crisis representation. He also supports collaborations between academia, industry, and communities through projects like Gutter Stars and the Australian Research Council-funded Folio initiative.
- Education: No explicit education details provided in texts.
Research interests include:
- Fiction and nonfiction form experimentation
- Queer theory and narrative structures
- Graphic storytelling and Australian comics culture
- Consciousness studies and nonhuman perspectives (AI/animals)
- Creative writing's role in addressing social challenges
- Oral history methodologies in creative practice.
His scholarly and creative works have explored HIV/AIDS representation, contemporary queer literature, and the intersection of art with critical research. Major publications include novels The Adversary (2020) and Shirley (2023), as well as academic essays on comics and interdisciplinary writing practices. He has received prestigious fellowships including the MacDowell Fellowship (twice) and Hong Kong Baptist University's International Writers Workshop fellowship.
- Grants & Collaborations:
- Australian Research Council Linkage Scheme (Folio project)
- Montserrat Roig Grant
- non/fictionLab sustainability initiatives
- Labs/Collectives:
- non/fictionLab: global leader in creative/nonfiction intersections
- Gutter Stars: intervarsity comics collective (exhibitions, publications planned for 2025)
