Ross Gillett

Ross Gillett was born and raised in Melbourne, and now lives on Dja Dja Wurrung country in Daylesford, Victoria, with his wife and partner of more than forty years, Julie Phillips. His chapbooks The Sea Factory (Five Islands Press) and Wundawax and Other Poems (Mark Time Books) were published in 2006 and 2010 respectively. His full-length books The Mirror Hurlers and Swimmer in the Dust were released by Puncher and Wattmann in 2019 and 2022. His awards for poetry include the Newcastle Poetry Prize, the John Shaw Neilson Award (twice), the Woorilla Poetry Prize, the NSW and Melbourne Poets Union Prizes, and most recently the 2023 Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize. He has been shortlisted for numerous prizes, including twice for the Blake and Peter Porter Poetry Prizes, and the ACU, Bridport and Montreal prizes. See rossgillett.weebly.com.