Scott Blackwood

Scott Blackwood
Born	1965 El Dorado, AR, U.S.
Died	October 4, 2023 (Age 59) Roanoke, VA, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist writer
Nationality	American
Education	University of Texas at Austin Texas State University (MFA)
Genre	Literary fiction and Non-fiction
Notable awards	Whiting Award (2011), PEN USA Award (2016)
Website
scottblackwood.com

Scott Blackwood (1965-2023) was an American novelist, short story writer, and nonfiction writer. He is the author of three books of fiction and two volumes of narrative nonfiction about blues, jazz, and the Great Migration that were included in two 'Cabinets of Wonder' ^[1] released and sold by Third Man Records and Revenant Records. His novel, See How Small, about the brutal murder of three teenage girls in Austin, TX and the people left behind, won the 2016 PEN USA Award for fiction. His last published book, "The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records: A Great Migration Story, 1917-1932," is an historical account that "brings to life the gifted artists and record producers who used Paramount (Records) to revolutionize American music." ^[2]

He grew up in Texas and attended the University of Texas before receiving an MFA in creative writing from Texas State University. ^[3] At the time of his death, he was in the midst of a three-year distinguished professorship teaching creative writing at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. Before that position, he had been the visiting associate professor in the creative writing program at the University of North Texas. ^[4] He previously taught at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Roosevelt University in Chicago, and at the University of Texas at Austin.

Works

Fiction and nonfiction

• In the Shadow of Our House: Stories. Southern Methodist University Press. 2001. ISBN   978-0-87074-464-8.
• We Agreed to Meet Just Here. New Issues Poetry & Prose. 2009. ISBN   978-1-93097-480-7.
• See How Small. Little, Brown and Company. 2015. ISBN   978-0-31637-380-7.
• The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records Vol 1 (1917-1927) Third Man / Revenant
• The Rise and Fall of Paramount Vol 2 (1928-1932) Third Man / Revenant

Recognition

• 2004-2005 Dobie-Paisano Prize and Residency
• 2007 AWP Prize for the Novel for We Agreed to Meet Just Here ^[5]
• 2010 Texas Institute of Letters Award for Best Work of Fiction We Agreed to Meet Just Here
• 2010 PEN Center USA Award Finalist for Best Work of Fiction We Agreed to Meet Just Here
• 2011 Whiting Award Fiction
• 2015 Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album Notes for The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One ^[6] (120 page narrative of Paramount Story)
• 2015 NPR "Great Reads" Best Books of 2015 See How Small
• 2015 New York Times' "Editor's Choice" Selection See How Small
• 2015 Amazon Editors' January "Spotlight" Pick for best new book for January 2015
• 2015 People magazine best new releases of spring 2015
• 2016 National Magazine Award Finalist for Feature Writing, "Here We Are," Chicago magazine, November 2015
• 2016 PEN Center USA Award for Best Work of Fiction See How Small ^[7]

References

1. Gold, Adam (2014-09-19). "Third Man Records Throws Party for New Box Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
2. https://lsupress.org/wp-content/plugins/supafolio-pdf-generator/functions/images/9780807179147.pdf
3. "Alumni: Scott Blackwood Bobcat Blog". Txstateu.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
4. "Scott Blackwood". Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
5. "AWP: Award Series Winners". Awpwriter.org. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
6. "The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night". GRAMMY.com. 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
7. BLACKWOOD, SCOTT. "2016 PEN USA Winners". Archived from the original on 2016-10-13.

External links

• Official website
• Profile at The Whiting Foundation