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Scott Heim
Scott Heim in April of 2016
Scott Heim in April of 2016
Born (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966 (age 57)
Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • editor
  • NationalityAmerican
    Period1995–present
    GenreLiterary Fiction
    Subjectmemory, sex, childhood trauma
    Notable worksMysterious Skin (1995)
    We Disappear (2008)
    Notable awardsLambda Literary Award for Fiction, 2009
    PartnerMichael Lowenthal

    Scott Heim (born September 26, 1966) is an American novelist from Hutchinson, Kansas, currently living in Massachusetts. Heim's first novel, Mysterious Skin, was published in 1995.[1]

    Biography[edit]

    Scott Heim was born in Hutchinson, Kansas,[2] in 1966. He attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, earning a B.A. in English and Art History in 1989 and an M.A. in English Literature in 1991.[citation needed] He attended the M.F.A. program in Writing at Columbia University, where he wrote stories that evolved into his first novel, Mysterious Skin.[3] HarperCollins published that book in 1996, and Heim followed it with another novel, In Awe, about a makeshift family of Kansas misfits, in 1997. Kirkus Reviews called it a "disappointing follow-up to Mysterious Skin." In Awe, however, won the 1998 Firecracker Alternative Book Award for Fiction.[4]

    In 2008, his novel We Disappear was published. Publishers Weekly described it as "Taut and beautifully clear, the writing at times recalls that of Paul Auster," but added "the plot ends in a place less interesting than where it began."[5]

    In 2012, Heim began publishing a series of music-related nonfiction collections called "The First Time I Heard" series, for which he serves as editor. In these books, musicians and writers tell their stories of when they first heard an iconic band or artist.[6]

    Heim won fellowships to the London Arts Board as their International Writer-in-Residence, and to the Sundance Screenwriters' Lab for his adaptation of Mysterious Skin.[7] He is also the author of a book of poems, Saved From Drowning (1993).

    Mysterious Skin was adapted for the stage by playwright Prince Gomolvilas, premiering in San Francisco. It was subsequently adapted into a film of the same name by director Gregg Araki and Antidote Films. The movie starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Elisabeth Shue, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

    After living 11 years in New York,[8] Heim relocated to Boston in 2002 with his boyfriend, writer Michael Lowenthal.[9]

    Works[edit]

    Novels[edit]

    Poetry[edit]

    Editor[edit]

    Contributor[edit]

    Filmography[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Gambone, Philip; Giard, Robert (1999). Something Inside: Conversations with Gay Fiction Writers. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 301. ISBN 9780299161347. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  • ^ "Scott Heim back in Kansas with 'We Disappear'". 27 March 2008.
  • ^ "'Mysterious Skin': Film inspired by former KU student's book debuts on screen in Lawrence". 10 October 2005.
  • ^ "Firecracker Alternative Book Awards". ReadersRead.com. Archived from the original on Mar 4, 2009.
  • ^ "Fiction Book Review: We Disappear by Scott Heim, Author. Harper Perennial $13.95 (293p) ISBN 978-0-06-146897-1".
  • ^ "Reader Meet Author: Personal Advice from Author Scott Heim". 28 May 2012.
  • ^ "Sundance Institute".
  • ^ "LGBT History Month: Scott Heim - English | Colorado State University". 16 October 2017.
  • ^ "Scott Heim back in Kansas with 'We Disappear'". 27 March 2008.
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