About Scott Lynch
Scott Lynch was born April 2, 1978, in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is the eldest of three brothers. He spent his formative years in the Minneapolis/St. Paul region before relocating to eastern Wisconsin in 2004, then to western Massachusetts in 2016.
Lynch’s debut novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, was acquired by Simon Spanton at Orion Books in August 2004 and released in June 2006. Prior work included various positions: dishwasher, busboy, server, web designer, office manager, prep cook, and freelance writer. His second and third novels appeared in 2007 and 2013 respectively, forming part of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence series.
Personal Interests & Background
He identifies as “your standard-issue geek-of-all-trades” with interests in history, literature, films, vintage computing, gaming, and game design. He collects vintage Choose Your Own Adventure books and Infocom text adventure games. Between 2005-2016, he served as a paid-on-call firefighter for New Richmond, Wisconsin.
Personal Life
Married to SF/F novelist Elizabeth Bear in October 2016. They reside in western Massachusetts with four cats and two Icelandic horses.
Compact Biographies
Please feel free to use either of these abbreviated biographies, verbatim, for interviews, convention websites and program books, festival appearances, and other publicity needs.
100-Word Biographical Capsule
Scott Lynch was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1978, the first of three brothers. Early in life he worked as a dishwasher, a waiter, a graphic designer, an office manager, a cook, and a game supplement self-publisher before accidentally selling his first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, in 2004. From 2005 to 2016 Scott also served as a paid-on-call firefighter in Wisconsin. Scott currently lives in Massachusetts with his wife, award-winning SF/F novelist Elizabeth Bear, plus four cats (Duncan, Gurney, Molly, and Fafhrd) and a pair of Icelandic horses (a gelding named Ormr and a mare named Spola).
50-Word Biographical Capsule
Scott Lynch was born in St.Paul, Minnesota in 1978. He sold his first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, in 2004. In addition to his writing, he also has a background in game design and firefighting. Scott currently lives in Massachusetts with his wife, award-winning SF/F novelist Elizabeth Bear.
Contact Information
- Email: scott@scottlynch.us
- Postal: PO Box 822, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA
- Agent (visual adaptation): DongWon Song, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
- Publisher inquiries: Gillian Redfearn, Gollancz