Thomas Shapcott

Thomas Shapcott was born on 21 March, 1935, in Ipswich, Queensland. He is a Poet, novelist, editor, librettist, short story writer, playwright, and teacher In 1961, he completed and Arts Degree at the University of Queensland and later was the Director of the Literature Board of the Australian Council from 1983 – 1990 and then the Executive Director of the National Book Council from 1991 – 1997.

He was also a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide. Shapcott has written a total of 15 collection so poems and 6 novels.

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Thomas Shapcott, (n.d.) Retrieved: March 6, 2011, from

http://www.nla.gov.au/grants/haroldwhite/biography/shapcott1.html

Thomas Shapcott, 2011. Retrieved: March 6, 2011, from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Shapcott