
Mark Scott Piper has been writing professionally his entire adult life. He is a longtime freelance writer and video director/producer. He holds a PhD in English from the University of Oregon, and he taught literature and writing at the college level for several years. He is a member of the California Writers Club, Redwood Writers.
Mark’s bookshelves are overflowing. Among his favorites are Christopher Moore, John Irving, Barbara Kingsolver, Stephen Crane, William Faulkner, Tony Hillerman, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Anne Lamott—all of whom successfully conspire to keep him humble.
Mark has written four novels, three screenplays and more than sixteen short stories. His debut novel, You Wish, earned first-place gold in the 2019 American Eagle Book Awards. His second novel, The Old Block, was released in 2020 to enthusiastic reviews. His third, Until Proven Innocent, was published in 2022. His collection of short stories, The Long and the Short of It: 15 Stories, was launched in 2024. WendyVixen is his last novel.
His stories have appeared in Short Story America, The California Writers Club Literary Review, and online literary magazines, including, Scrutiny, Writing Raw, Fabula Argentea, Animal, Slurve.
You can contact him at: [email protected]
Mark’s bookshelves are overflowing. Among his favorites are Christopher Moore, John Irving, Barbara Kingsolver, Stephen Crane, William Faulkner, Tony Hillerman, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Anne Lamott—all of whom successfully conspire to keep him humble.
Mark has written four novels, three screenplays and more than sixteen short stories. His debut novel, You Wish, earned first-place gold in the 2019 American Eagle Book Awards. His second novel, The Old Block, was released in 2020 to enthusiastic reviews. His third, Until Proven Innocent, was published in 2022. His collection of short stories, The Long and the Short of It: 15 Stories, was launched in 2024. WendyVixen is his last novel.
His stories have appeared in Short Story America, The California Writers Club Literary Review, and online literary magazines, including, Scrutiny, Writing Raw, Fabula Argentea, Animal, Slurve.
You can contact him at: [email protected]