Jess Scully

Glimpses of Utopia In 2020, her book, Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World, was published by Pantera Press. In a review for Acuity, Paul Robinson writes, "Scully examines organisations and people that are testing the alternatives," and "These are people embracing new ideas rather than patching tired systems no longer fit for purpose. Inspiring." Genevieve Barlow writes in The Weekly Times, "There are examples of fairer work places, where workers share profits, democracies where decision making is truly democratised and economies, including local ones, gone circular by people buying and consuming goods made where they live. The book shows hope is not dead by a long shot."

According to Fiona Capp in a review for the Sydney Morning Herald, "Scully casts a wide net to find inspiring working models. She looks to citizens' councils in Iceland, the rise of worker-owned businesses in Argentina, and not-for-profit public banking initiatives in the US, among many other creative, community-driven responses to political, institutional and market failures." In a review for The Canberra Times, Mark Thomas writes, "If the book occasionally reads like an inspirational talk, that too its fitting for an author who pioneered a festival where innovation and iconoclasm have been prized (Vivid Ideas)."

Personal life Scully is married to Pat Armstrong, who is a systems designer. Scully has one daughter, and as of 2023, is expecting another child. She is fluent in Spanish.