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Melissa 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. She spent ten years teaching high school English and a few more teaching middle school at the American School in Brasilia, Brazil.

Career

Scholes Young is a Contributing Editor for Fiction Writers Review^[1] and Editor of the Grace & Gravity anthology.^[2] Her writing has appeared in American Fiction,^[3] The Atlantic,^[4] Narrative, Ploughshares, Poet Lore, Poets & Writers,^[5] The Washington Independent Review of Books,^[6] and The Washington Post.^[7]

Scholes Young attended the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in 2014 and was awarded the Bread Loaf Bakeless Camargo Fellowship in 2015.^[8]

She also published her debut novel, FLOOD, in 2017.^[9] The novel received reviews from residents and press^[10]^[11]^[12] in Hannibal, Missouri: Scholes Young's hometown, Mark Twain's hometown, and the setting and inspiration of the novel.^[13] The novel also received attention from the literary community in Washington, D.C.^[14]^[15] and brought rise to Scholes Young's creative writing career as an emerging author in the nation's capital.^[16]

She currently teaches in the Department of Literature at American University in Washington, D.C. where she champions first-generation student issues.^[17]^[18]

References

1. ^Melissa Scholes Young in Fiction Writers Review.
2. ^Scholes Young, Melissa, “Oxygen in Use,” Abundant Grace, Paycock Press, 2016.
3. ^Scholes Young, Melissa, [https://www.newriverspress.com/product/american-fiction-volume-15/ “A Soft Place to Rest,” American Fiction vol. 15], 2016.
4. ^Scholes Young, Melissa, [https://www.theatlantic.com/author/melissa-scholes-young/ All Stories by Melissa Scholes Young], The Atlantic, Retrieved on 9 June 2017.
5. ^Scholes Young, Melissa, [https://www.pw.org/content/a_residency_of_ones_own_navigating_the_complicated_path_to_a_writers_retreat/ A Residency of One’s Own] Poets & Writers Magazine, March/April 2016. Retrieved on 9 June 2017.
6. ^Melissa Scholes Young in Washington Independent Review of Books.
7. ^Scholes Young, Melissa, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/08/19/why-teachers-struggle-to-teach-their-own-children/ “Teachers Teaching Their Own: The Frederick Douglass House”], The Washington Post, 19 August 2016. Retrieved on 9 June 2017.
8. ^Middlebury Breadloaf Writers' Conferences, 2015 Bread Loaf Bakeless Camargo Fellows.
9. ^Flood, Center Street, Hachette Book Group, 2017, {{ISBN|978-1-4789-7078-1}}.
10. ^Naughton, Travis, "Friends, Family, Floods", Bocojo.com, 2017.
11. ^"‘Flood’ marks first novel for Hannibal native", Hannibal Courier-Post, Jun 20, 2017.
12. ^Szatala, Ashley, "Hannibal native publishes debut novel, draws inspiration from Twain" Herald-Whig, June 24, 2017.
13. ^Ohanesian, Aline, "Holding Difficult Truths: An Interview with Melissa Scholes Young", Fiction Writers Review, June 26, 2017.
14. ^"Meet Melissa Scholes Young" Washington Independent Review of Books, July 6, 2017.
15. ^Horne, Chelsea, "Seeing Your Hometown Through the Fresh Eyes of Fiction", Literary Hub, June 30, 2017.
16. ^Handscombe, Claire, "5 D.C. authors you should know (and their latest books)", DC Refined, May 18, 2017.
17. ^Housman, Patty, "First-Gen Students Find a Home at AU," American'>University, College News, October 25, 2016.
18. ^"First-gen professors reach out to first-gen students," [https://www.eab.com/daily-briefing/2016/05/11/first-gen-professors-reach-out-to-first-gen-students?WT.mc_id=Email%7CDaily+Briefing+LeadHeadline%7CDBA%7CDB%7CMay-11-2016%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C Education Advisory Board], May 11, 2016.

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