- Scott Snyder
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birthdate = 1976
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influences =Rick Bass ,Raymond Carver ,Denis Johnson ,Stephen King ,George Saunders , Joy Williams
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website = http://www.voodooheart.comScott Snyder (born 1976) is an American writer best known for the short story collection "
Voodoo Heart " (2006). At the age of 9, Snyder attended a summer camp where one of the counselors readStephen King 's "Eyes of the Dragon " to him over the summer, an experience that Snyder says "really jump-started my love of story-telling." [http://litpark.com/2006/08/31/scott-snyder/ "Scott Snyder"] , litpark, 2006-08-31. Retrieved on2007 -12-28 .] He was also influenced by the writing ofDenis Johnson ,Raymond Carver ,Rick Bass , Joy Williams, andGeorge Saunders .Snyder graduated from
Brown University in 1998 with a degree increative writing , and then worked at Walt Disney World for about a year.Borondy, Matt. [http://www.identitytheory.com/interviews/snyder_interview.php "Interview: Scott Snyder"] , identitytheory.com, 2006-07-10. Retrieved on2007 -12-28 .] Snyder's Disney World stint strongly influenced his writing; he later recalled, "it did a world of good for my writing [...] All the things I ended up writing about, those things that are deeply frightening to me—fear of commitment and growing up, fear of losing loved ones, the wonder and terror of falling in love—all of it was constantly being played out all around me in this weird, cartoonish, magnified way at Disney, if that makes sense."Snyder's first collection of stories, "
Voodoo Heart ", was published by theDial Press in June 2006 to highly positive reviews. The collection received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and was a Kirkus Reviews "Hot Debut" of the year. The New York Times published a positive review by author Andrew Sean Greer in the Sunday Book Review. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/books/review/16greer.html 'Voodoo Heart: Stories,' by Scott Snyder - The New York Times Book Review - New York Times ] ]Stephen King picked two of the included stories—"Wreck" and "Dumpster Tuesday"—for the 2007
The Best American Short Stories anthology shortlist. "Voodoo Heart" was shortlisted for the 2006 Story Prize.In July 2006, Snyder began writing a novel about early aviation set at the turn of the century;Sullivan, Felicia C. [http://www.smallspiralnotebook.com/interviews/2006/07/felicia_c_sullivan_interviews_1.shtml "Felicia C. Sullivan interviews Scott Snyder, author of Voodoo Heart"] , July 2006. Retrieved on
2007 -12-28 .] it will be published in 2009. [ [http://www.vqronline.org/author/5836/scott-snyder/ "Scott Snyder"] ,The Virginia Quarterly Review . Retrieved on2008 -05-15 .]Snyder teaches writing at
Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence College. He lives inNew York City with his wife, Dr. Jeanie Ripton, and their son, Jack Presley Snyder (b.February 3 ,2007 .)Snyder is known to be a dedicated fan of Elvis Presley.
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External links
* [http://www.voodooheart.com official website]
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