Melissa Scholes Young
Melissa Scholes Young (born 1975) is an American writer.
Melissa Scholes Young | |
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Melissa Scholes Young at the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival | |
| Born | Hannibal, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Southern Illinois University (MFA) Stetson University (MA) Monmouth College (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, professor |
| Employer | American University |
| Known for | Creative Writing |
| Notable work | Flood, "A Soft Place to Rest," American Fiction vol. 15 |
| Awards | Bread Loaf Bakeless Camargo Fellowship, 2015 |
Life edit
Scholes Young was born in Hannibal, Missouri. She graduated from Monmouth College with a BA in history, from Stetson University with an MA in education, and from Southern Illinois University with an MFA in Creative Writing.[citation needed] She is an associate professor in literature at American University.
Career edit
Scholes Young edited two volumes of new work by women writers, Grace in Darkness (2018)[1] and Furious Gravity (2020),[2] which was featured on the Kojo Nnamdi Show,[3] Washington Independent Review of Books,[4][5] Medium,[6] and at Politics & Prose Bookstore.[7]
She is a contributing editor for Fiction Writers Review[8] and Editor of the Grace & Gravity anthology.[9] Her writing has appeared in American Fiction,[10] The Atlantic,[11] Literary Hub,[12] Ms. Magazine,[13] Narrative, Origins Literary Magazine,[14] Ploughshares, Poet Lore, Poets & Writers,[15] The Washington Independent Review of Books,[16] and The Washington Post.[17]
Scholes Young attended the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in 2014 and was awarded the Bread Loaf Bakeless Camargo Fellowship in 2015.[18]
She also published her debut novel, Flood, in 2017.[19] The novel received reviews from residents and press[20][21][22] in Hannibal, Missouri: Scholes Young's hometown, Mark Twain's hometown, and the setting and inspiration of the novel.[23] The novel also received attention from the literary community in Washington, D.C.[24][25] and brought rise to Scholes Young's creative writing career as an emerging author in the nation's capital.[26]
Scholes Young, sharing a hometown with Mark Twain, has written fiction[27][28][29] that reimagines Tom and Huck's famous friendship as female and scholarship[30] concerned with the character portrayal of Becky Thatcher.[31][32]
Scholes Young's second novel, The Hive,[33] is forthcoming in 2021 from Turner Publishing.[34] The novel has been optioned by Sony Entertainment.[35]
She teaches in the Department of Literature at American University in Washington, D.C. where she champions first-generation student issues.[36][37]
References edit
- ^ "grace in darkness". Grace and Gravity. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "home". Grace and Gravity. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "D.C.'s Literary Women Are The Force Behind "Furious Gravity"". The Kojo Nnamdi Show. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Stretching the Table | Washington Independent Review of Books". www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "A Socially Distanced Debut | Washington Independent Review of Books". www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Leistra, Matt (2020-05-02). "Local Artist Scores Cover of Literature Anthology". 730DC. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Furious Gravity, retrieved 2023-04-28
- ^ "Melissa Scholes Young". Fiction Writers Review. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Scholes Young, Melissa, “Oxygen in Use,” Abundant Grace, Paycock Press, 2016.
- ^ "American Fiction: Volume 15 | New Rivers Press". 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Young, Melissa Scholes. "Melissa Scholes Young". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes". Literary Hub. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Spillar, Kathy (2021-02-22). "The Ms. Must-Read: 'What Kind of America Will This Be?'". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ ""The Politics of Dialect" by Melissa Scholes Young". Origins. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "A Residency of One's Own: Navigating the Complicated Path to a Writers Retreat". Poets & Writers. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Washington Independent Review of Books". www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Why teachers struggle to teach their own children". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conferences". www.middlebury.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Flood, Center Street, Hachette Book Group, 2017, ISBN 978-1-4789-7078-1.
- ^ "Friends, Family and Floods". Boone County Journal. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Hannibal native debuts first novel". Hannibal.net. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Szatala, Ashley (24 June 2017). "Hannibal native publishes debut novel, draws inspiration from Twain". Herald-Whig. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Ohanesian, Aline. "Holding Difficult Truths: An Interview with Melissa Scholes Young". Fiction Writers Review. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Meet Melissa Scholes Young | Washington Independent Review of Books". www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Seeing Your Hometown Through the Fresh Eyes of Fiction". Literary Hub. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Handscombe, Claire, "5 D.C. authors you should know (and their latest books)", DC Refined, May 18, 2017.
- ^ Donnell, Kevin Mac (2017-11-07). "Mark Twain Forum Reviews – Flood: A Novel by Melissa Scholes Young". Center for Mark Twain Studies. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Lemak, Joe (2018-10-18). "Author of Award-Winning Novel "Flood" Continues the Fall Trouble Begins Series". Center for Mark Twain Studies. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ jmwwblog (2017-07-19). "Excerpt: Flood by Melissa Scholes Young". JMWW. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Mark Twain Journal". THE MARK TWAIN JOURNAL. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "2019 Quarry Farm Fellows". Center for Mark Twain Studies. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Young, Melissa Scholes (2019-12-23). "The Crane House Speaks (A Quarry Farm Testimonial)". Center for Mark Twain Studies. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Featured on Bookshop.org
- ^ Turner Publishing
- ^ Media, Dreamscape. "Dreamscape Media Inks Exclusive Worldwide Audio Partnership with Turner Publishing Company". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Housman |, Patty (25 October 2016). "First-Gen Welcome". American University. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "First-gen professors reach out to first-gen students," Education Advisory Board, May 11, 2016.
External links edit
- http://www.melissascholesyoung.com
- Scholes Young, American University Faculty Profile