Scott Nicolay

Scott Nicolay
Born (1963-04-16) April 16, 1963
United States
Occupation Author, translator, poet
Language English
Nationality American
Citizenship United States
Alma mater Rutgers University
Genre Weird fiction, Horror fiction
Notable works Ana Kai Tangata
"Do You Like to Look at Monsters?"
Notable awards 2015 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story
Website
www.scottnicolay.com

Scott Nicolay (born April 16, 1963) is an American author of weird fiction. Nicolay's "Do You Like to Look At Monsters?" received the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story in 2015.[1] He resides in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Nicolay hosts The Outer Dark, a weekly podcast about weird fiction.

Biography

Nicolay was born in New Jersey and studied at Rutgers University.

At the age of 26, he moved to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, where he later taught school. Nicolay is a poetry enthusiast and has translated poetry and fiction from French. He has been active in youth poetry slam movements.

Nicolay spent time as an active caver and archaeologist. He used the name Ana Kai Tangata, a cave he had studied on Easter Island, for the title of his first book of collected short fiction. The cave's name is associated with cannibalism in the Rapa Nui language.

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