Julia Scott
Julia Scott | |
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Julia Scott at the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association conference | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec |
Occupation | Writer/journalist |
Nationality | Canadian-American |
Period | 2000 - present |
Genre | print, radio |
Notable works | Bon Voyage, Drivel |
Website | |
juliascott.net |
Julia Scott is a noted Canadian-American writer and journalist, known primarily for her work in print and broadcast media. She is a contributor to both The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine, as well as National Public Radio, American Public Media, Salon, Canadian Geographic and Maclean's. "Bon Voyage", her 2012 radio documentary for the BBC World Service, was praised by The Guardian as "a vivid, beautifully told story of a couple facing terminal illness"[1] and broadcast internationally, winning the Excellence in Journalism Award from the NLGJA[2] and becoming a finalist for the Radio Academy Award.[3]
Scott is also the editor of the anthology Drivel: Deliciously Bad Writing by Your Favorite Authors (Perigee Books, 2014), cited as "classic" by Vanity Fair and featuring contributions by Dave Eggers, Gillian Flynn, Mary Roach, Rick Moody and Chuck Palahniuk, among others.
A native of Montreal, Scott maintains dual Canadian and American citizenship. She currently resides in San Francisco.
Honors
- Finalist, Radio Academy Award, 2013
- Excellence in Journalism Award, NLGJA, 2013
- Special Citation, Knight Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism, 2011
- The Best American Science Writing (for "Pesticides Indicted in Bee Deaths"), 2010
- Scripps Howard Fellowship for Environmental Studies, 2008
- Metcalf Institute for Environmental Reporting Fellowship, 2008
See also
External links
- Official website
- BBC page on "Bon Voyage"
- New York Times interview with Julia Scott, May 22, 2014
- Center for Investigative Reporting: California Watch profile
- Metcalfe Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting profile
References
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/oct/04/your-world-bon-voyage-review
- ↑ http://www.nlgja.org/blog/2013/07/31/nlgja-announces-2013-excellence-in-journalism-award-winners-and-honorees/
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10054738/Sony-Radio-Academy-Awards-2013-John-Humphrys-and-Five-Live-winners.html?mobile=basic