Jock Serong
Jock Serong is an Australian writer.
Serong grew up in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs and completed his secondary education at Xavier College in Kew. From years 4-8 he attended Xavier’s Kostka Hall junior campus in Brighton. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1995 with an LLB. He now resides in Port Fairy in regional Victoria with his wife and children.
He is a former lawyer, and also majored in archaeology at university. He co-edited the short-lived journal Great Ocean Quarterly established in 2013.
Awards
| Awards | |
| ARA Historical Novel Prize | The Burning Island, winner 2021 |
| ARA Historical Novel Prize | The Settlement, shortlisted 2023 |
| Colin Roderick Award | The Rules of Backyard Cricket, shortlisted 2017 |
| Colin Roderick Award | On the Java Ridge, winner 2018 |
| Colin Roderick Award | The Settlement, longlisted 2023 |
| Ned Kelly Award | Quota, winner 2015, Best First Novel |
| Ned Kelly Award | The Rules of Backyard Cricket, shortlisted 2017, Best Novel |
| Staunch Book Prize | On the Java Ridge, winner 2018 |