Scott William Carter Explained

Scott William Carter
Birth Place:	Minnesota
Occupation:	Novelist, short story writer
Nationality:	American
Education:	University of Oregon (BA)
Genre:	Science fiction Fantasy Adolescent Juvenile Mystery

Scott William Carter is an American fiction writer. He writes in multiple genres, including fantasy, mystery, and young adult.

Biography

Carter was born in Minnesota and raised in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Before becoming a professional writer, Carter owned a bookstore, worked as a ski instructor, and a computer trainer.^[1]

Carter attended the University of Oregon, graduating in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts in English.^[2] Currently living in Oregon, he is married and is a father of two children, a daughter and a son.^[3]

He won the 2011 Oregon Book Award for Young Adult Literature for his novel, The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed Garrison Gage mystery series, among other books.

Bibliography

Novels (Garrison Gage series)

• The Gray and Guilty Sea (2010)
• A Desperate Place for Dying (2012)
• The Lovely Wicked Rain (2014)
• A Shroud of Tattered Sails (2015)
• A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart (2017)
• Bury the Dead in Driftwood (2019)
• A Deep and Deadly Undertow (2020)
• A Cold and Shallow Shore (2022)

Novels (Myron Vale series)

• Ghost Detective (2013)
• The Ghost Who Said Goodbye (2015)
• The Ghost, the Girl, and the Gold (2016)

Novels (Karen Pantelli series)

• Throwaway Jane (2020)
• Lethal Beauty (2021)

Novels (other)

• The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys (2010)
• President Jock, Vice President Geek (2011)
• Drawing a Dark Way: A Fantasy Adventure (2011)
• A Tale of Two Giants (2011)
• The Care and Feeding of Rubber Chickens (2011)
• Wooden Bones (2012)
• The Castle on the Hill at the Edge of the World (2019)

Short story collections

• The Dinosaur Diaries and Other Tales Across Space and Time (2010)
• A Web of Black Widows (2010)
• The Man Who Made No Mistakes (2013)

Short stories (incomplete)

• "The Liberators", Analog Science Fiction and Fact (2004) Vol. 124, No. 4.
• "A Christmas in Amber", Analog Science Fiction and Fact (2005) Vol. 125, No. 12.
• "Father Hagerman's Dog", Analog Science Fiction and Fact (2007) Vol. 127, No 6.
• "The Bear Who Sang Opera", Analog Science Fiction and Fact (2009) Vol. 129, No. 7 & 8.
• "The Android Who Became a Human Who Became an Android", Analog Science Fiction and Fact (2010) Vol. 130, No. 7 & 8.
• A Witness to All That Was . . 131 . 7&8 . Jul–Aug 2011 . 88–96 .

External links

• Scott William Carter's official homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography [Scott William Carter]]. July 20, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100916034513/http://scottwilliamcarter.com/about-2/. September 16, 2010. mdy-all.
2. Web site: Biography [Scott William Carter]]. July 20, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100916034513/http://scottwilliamcarter.com/about-2/. September 16, 2010. mdy-all.
3. Web site: Summer Update: Playing the Long Game. July 20, 2010. 2010-07-08.