Welcome to the official website of writer Scott William Carter. My first novel, The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys, is forthcoming from Simon and Schuster.  (Read more about it here.) 

My short stories have appeared in Analog, Asimov’s, Ellery Queen, Weird Tales, and Realms of Fantasy, among other venerable places. I live in Oregon’s Willamette Valley with my wife and two young children.

You can also read my biography for more information about me, or read my occasional mutterings. If you’d like to read a sample of my fiction, here’s one of my published short stories (very brief, only a couple of pages) that has generated a fair amount of mail from readers: “A Dark Planetarium.”

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  • BIG NEWS!  I sold my first novel!  The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys will be forthcoming from Simon and Schuster.  Read more here.  
  • I’m thrilled to say I’ve signed on with Rachel Vater of Folio Literary Management to represent my novels. I was in the fortunate position of having a number of agents interested in my latest book, and Rachel’s expertise, track record, and most of all, irrepressible enthusiasm for the book won me over. Hopefully good things are in store. 
  • I’ll be releasing my first collection of stories with the fine folks at PS Publishing, a very prestigious press out of the UK. More news here.
  • “The World in Primary Colors,” a tale of psychological suspense involving a grieving father and world that may not be what it seems, has appeared in the September-October issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
  • “Father Hagerman’s Dog,” the story of a college student’s attempt to sell a robotic dog to a defrocked priest, appeared in the June 2007 issue of Analog.
  • “Directions to Mourning’s Deep,” a short, dark piece about loss and grief, has appeared in the April/May 2007 issue of Weird Tales. You can buy it here. For a limited time, you can also read the story for free on their website.

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