Scott Campbell (born March 24, 1945, in

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) is an American writer. He lives in Boston and works as Director of Communications in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Campbell holds a master's in creative writing from Vermont College.

Early life

Scott Campbell received his undergraduate degree in English from

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, completed his graduate work in Public Communications at

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, and completed his education with a master's in creative writing from Vermont College.

Career

Campbell's early career spans from being a producer for a Boston ad agency to a

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while as a restaurant

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before pursuing his freelance writing. Campbell has taught writing at

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and

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. He lives in

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, and works as Director of Communications in the School of Architecture and Planning. His book ''Aftermath'', which was inspired by trending suicides in the gay community, 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.Touched book review
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Bibliography

* Scott Campbell: ''Aftermath'' (novel) 2009, * Scott Campbell: ''Touched'' (novel) 1996, * Scott Campbell, Phyllis R. Silverman: ''Widower: When Men are Left Alone'', 1987,

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