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Scott Dunlop
Born
Scott Gibson Dunlop

(1971-04-06)6 April 1971
[Bearsden]], Glasgow, Scotland.
Occupations
  • Writer
  • author

Scott Dunlop 30 November 1970, Glasgow) is a South African columnist, writer and author. He attended The South African College Schools (colloquially often known as "SACS"), a public English medium high education institution situated in Newlands before attending the AAA School of Advertising.

Scott also worked for the Social Justice Movement in South Africa as a communications manager during the spate of xenophobic attacks following the May 2008 South Africa riots.

From 2008 - 2010, Scott Dunlop worked as a consultant who provided technical support to Natural Justice,[1] a legal advisory organisation providing support to communities, including acting as editor on titles such as Imagining a Traditional Knowledge Commons.[2]

He regularly contributed to magazine columns published in Your Baby and other parenting publications[3] before becoming editor at Parent24,[4] a lifestyle magazine website owned by Naspers subsidiary Media24. He also provided opinion pieces on tourism and social justice issues within the South African context.

Milestones

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  • Dunlop was nominated for the Responsible Drinking Media Awards 2012.[5]
  • Scott Dunlop won the inaugural Change Exchange writing competition run by Financial Advisory company Bright Rock, leading to a regular column on the channel.[6]
  • In 2022 his poems were featured in the AVBOB Poetry Project, for which he won first place in the Family First competition.[7]

He completed and published his first novel in 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Corpse Song (Big Squid Press) ISBN 9789918010202

References

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  1. ^ [1] Natural Justice. December 2009
  2. ^ [2] Natural Justice. December 2009
  3. ^ [3] India Today. 29 October 2014
  4. ^ [4] News24. 31 October 2014
  5. ^ [ https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/15/75951.html]Change Exchange. April 2015
  6. ^ [ https://changeexchange.studio/archives/tag/scott-dunlop]Change Exchange. April 2015
  7. ^ [5]AVBOB Poetry Project. 24 May 2024


Category:1970 births Category:People from Cape Town Category:21st-century South African male writers Category:South African writers Category:Writers from Cape Town Category:Living people