Scott Campbell (author)

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Scott Campbell
BornMarch 24, 1945
Alma mater Miami University, Vermont College
Occupation Author

Scott Campbell (born March 24, 1945 in Michigan) is an American writer. He lives in Boston and works as Director of Communications in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. [1] Campbell holds a master's in creative writing from Vermont College.

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Early life

Scott Campbell received his undergraduate degree in English from Ohio University, completed his graduate work in Public Communications at Boston University, and completed his education with a master's in creative writing from Vermont College. [2]

Career

Campbell's early career spans from being a producer for a Boston ad agency to a talent agent while as a restaurant waiter before pursuing his freelance writing. Campbell has taught writing at MIT and Emerson College. He lives in Jamaica Plain, Boston, and works as Director of Communications in the School of Architecture and Planning. [3] His book Aftermath, [4] which was inspired by trending suicides in the gay community, [5] was filmed by Caroline Link in 2008 in Germany as A Year Ago in Winter (German: Im Winter ein Jahr). he also wrote the book Touched in 1996. [6]

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References

  1. "Mr. Scott R Campbell, Director of Communications". mit.edu. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. "About the Author". scottcampbellbooks.com. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  3. Campbell, Scott (2009). "About the Author". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  4. Death of a Golden ripples Through a Family New York Times Retrieved 5 January 2010
  5. Kearnan, Scott (May 21, 2009). "Author Scott Campbell Examines His Own Grief in Novel and Film". Edge Media Network. Bay Windows. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  6. Touched book review