Scott Mebus Explained

Scott Mebus
Birth Date:	28 November 1974
Birth Place:	Middletown, New York, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Genre:	Comic novel, Urban Fantasy, Middle-grade
Subject:	Fiction
Spouse:	Kristina Grish (2007 - 2019)

Scott Mebus (born November 28, 1974) is American novelist, composer and playwright. He has written two adult novels, Booty Nomad^[1] and The Big Happy,^[2] and the children's urban fantasy series "Gods of Manhattan."^[3] His first musical, Tarnish, played in the NY International Fringe Festival in 2001.^[4] His latest musical, No Sympathy For The Wolf, debuted at the 2018 NY International Fringe Festival.^[5] He also composed the theme song for the Discovery Channel Kids program, Outward Bound.^[6]

Education

Mebus attended Hackley School, graduating in 1992.^[7] He went on to receive a BA in English from Wesleyan University.^[8]

Work life

Mebus was a producer at MTV, working on such shows as The Tom Green Show, The Real World, and MTV Yoga^[9] before leaving to pursue his writing career.

Published works

Adult books

• Booty Nomad (2004)
• The Big Happy (2006)

Children's books

• Gods of Manhattan (2008)
• Spirits in the Park (2009)
• The Sorcerer's Secret (2010)

Short fiction

• Bull In The Heather in Noise edited by Peter Wild (2009)^[10]

Musicals

• Tarnish (2001)
• No Sympathy For The Wolf (2018)

External links

• Scott Mebus's Official Site

Notes and References

1. News: Crosbie . Lynn . Lynn Crosbie . Spare us the lads . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030822/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/617018641.html?dids=617018641:617018641&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+11,+2004&author=Lynn+Crosbie&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Spare+us+the+lads%3B+Aggressive+codas+to+a+distaff+discourse+that+has+dominated+pop+fiction+Honest+Dick+Lit%3F+No+woman+would+read+what+she+already+knows&pqatl=google . dead . October 24, 2012 . . April 11, 2004 . November 28, 2009 .
2. News: The Big Happy by Scott Mebus . . May 31, 2006 . November 28, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123171117/http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/reviews/books/162404/the-big-happy-by-scott-mebus.html . November 23, 2010 .
3. News: Book Notes . . May 24, 2008 . November 28, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108070113/http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/fun/entertainment/books/x1875001076/Book-Notes-May-2008 . November 8, 2012 .
4. http://www.curtainup.com/fringe2001.html Fringe Festival
5. http://www.theasy.com/Reviews/FringeFestival/2018/nosympathyforthewolf.php Fringe Festival
6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285392/fullcredits#cast Outward Bound Credits
7. https://www.hackleyschool.org/commoninc/pushpage/125/ebulletin.asp?volume_id=26604 Hackley E-Bulletin
8. News: Kristina Grish, Scott Mebus. The New York Times. 20 May 2007.
9. https://www.amazon.com/Booty-Nomad-Scott-Mebus/dp/product-description/1401352049 Booty Description
10. Web site: Sonic Youth as muse. 2 January 2009.