Margaret Scott was born in Bristol, England. She came to Tasmania in 1959, where she taught at the University of Tasmania from 1966-1989. Her chief academic interests being 17th-century drama and modern Australian poetry. She produced a considerable body of work, which included poetry, novels, and essays. She received the Australia Councils Writers Emeritus Award in 2005.
On the shelves
Poetry
Poetry collections
- Effects of light: The Poetry of Tasmania edited by Vivian Smith and Margaret Scott. Features the poems: Stories of my Mother's childhood told in wartime, Shelley Beach, Cemetery Point, The Black swans
Collected works
Non-Fiction
Novels
- Family album: a novel of secrets and memories
- In the shadows: a novel of secrets and lies [also published under the title 'The Baby farmer']
Autobiography
- Changing countries: on moving from one island to another. A collection of short stories, poems and essays about her life