JD Scott
JD Scott | |
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| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry, short fiction |
| Notable works | Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day (2020); Mask for Mask (2021) |
| Notable awards | Shirley Jackson Award nominee (Single-Author Collection, 2020) |
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JD Scott is an American poet and writer based in Brooklyn, New York, and Tampa, Florida. Scott won the 2018 Madeleine P. Plonsker Emerging Writers Residency Prize at Lake Forest College, which supported completion of the story collection Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day (2020).[1]
Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day received a starred review from Foreword Reviews and was a Foreword INDIES finalist in Short Stories (Adult Fiction).[2][3] The collection was also a nominee for the 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards in the Single-Author Collection category.[4]
Scott's debut full-length poetry collection, Mask for Mask (New Rivers Press, 2021), was reviewed by Publishers Weekly.[5]
Scott's work has appeared in anthologies including BAX 2015: Best American Experimental Writing and Best New Poets 2017.[6][7]
Personal life
Scott uses they/them pronouns.[8]
Works
- Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day (Lake Forest College Press/&NOW Books, 2020)[9]
- Mask for Mask (New Rivers Press, 2021)[10]
References
- ^ "JD Scott awarded Plonsker Emerging Writer's Residency". Lake Forest College. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day (Foreword INDIES finalist)". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "2020 Shirley Jackson Award Winners". The Shirley Jackson Awards. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Poetry Book Review: Mask for Mask". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Scott, JD (2016). "Cantica". In Kearney, Douglas (ed.). BAX 2015: Best American Experimental Writing. Bax Series ed. Edition (January 5, 2016). Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0819576071.
- ^ Scott, JD (2017). "Altarpiece in apricot light". In Diaz, Natalie (ed.). Best new poets 2017 : 50 poems from emerging writers. Charlottesville, Virginia: University Of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0997562316.
- ^ "Queer, Magicked Reality: A Conversation with JD Scott". The Rumpus. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day". Northwestern University Press. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Scott, J. D. (March 2021). Mask for Mask. New Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-89823-403-9.