Scott William Carter is an American fiction writer. He writes in multiple genres, including

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' *Mystery, a seahorse that SpongeBob SquarePants adopts in the episode " My Pre ...

, and

young adult In medicine and the social sciences, a young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence, sometimes with some overlap. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages ...

Biography

Carter was born in

Mankato, Minnesota Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Blue Earth, Nicollet County, Minnesota, Nicollet, and Le Sueur County, Minnesota, Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The ...

and raised in

Salem, Oregon Salem ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, w ...

, where he has written most of his books and continues to live. Before becoming a professional writer, Carter owned a bookstore, worked as a ski instructor, and a computer trainer. Carter attended the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...

, graduating in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Currently living in Oregon, he is married and is a father of two children, a daughter and a son. 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) * ''A Kiss of Sand and Sorrow'' (2024)

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) * ''Dead-Eyed Drifter'' (2023)

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) * ''The Dragon Lottery'' (2021) * ''Looking for Little Red'' (2022)

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. *

References

External links

Scott William Carter's official homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Scott William 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American science fiction writers Novelists from Oregon University of Oregon alumni Novelists from Minnesota Living people American male short story writers 21st-century American short story writers 21st-century American male writers Year of birth missing (living people)