I am a doctoral student in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Cincinnati. My primary research interests are in Mormon fiction, contemporary American fiction, and representations of 19th century America. I also have interests in pop culture and American religious studies.
My scholarly writing and book reviews have been published in War, Literature, and the Arts, The Edgar Allan Poe Review, Irreantum, and BYU Studies Quarterly. I blog regularly at Modern Mormon Men and Dawning of a Brighter Day, the official blog of the Association for Mormon Letters, and serve as the book review editor for Irreantum.
My scholarly writing and book reviews have been published in War, Literature, and the Arts, The Edgar Allan Poe Review, Irreantum, and BYU Studies Quarterly. I blog regularly at Modern Mormon Men and Dawning of a Brighter Day, the official blog of the Association for Mormon Letters, and serve as the book review editor for Irreantum.
Additional Links:
William Morris's interview with me on A Motley Vision: "Scott Hales on Teaching Mormon Literature"
Read My Guest Blog Posts:
Read My Guest Blog Posts:
"Mormon LitCrit: It's Time to Start Criticizing Each Other" (Dawning of a Brighter Day)
"The Beauty of (Church) Pageants" (Dawning of a Brighter Day)
"The 5 Mormon Books Every MMM Should Read" (Modern Mormon Men)
"A New Plea for Fiction" (A Motley Vision)
Read My Posts at Dawning of a Brighter Day:
"The Mormon Lit Blitz: Week One"
"Mormon Literature, Flash Fiction, and the iPad Age"
"Teaching Mormon Literature to Non-Mormon Students"
"Utopian Spaces and Mormon Fiction"
Mormon LitCrit: Do We Need New Mormon Literary Theory"
Read My Posts at Modern Mormon Men:
"Why I Read Realistic Mormon Literature"
"How to Turn Your Mormon Story into a National Bestseller"
"Revisiting My Dorky Childhood"
"It's Almost the End of the World as We Know It. Start Reading."
"'Not a Clear Separation': An Interview with John S. Dinger"
"'The Inner Life Matters': Tyler Chadwick on Fire in the Pasture and Mormon Poetry in the 21st Century"
"The Mormon Lit Blitz, or How to Make the Most of Four Minutes on the Internet"
"Bad Press and the Conversations We're Not Having"
"Everyday Mormon Writer & The 2012 AML Conference"
You can contact me at scotthales at low-techworld dot org.
"The Beauty of (Church) Pageants" (Dawning of a Brighter Day)
"The 5 Mormon Books Every MMM Should Read" (Modern Mormon Men)
"A New Plea for Fiction" (A Motley Vision)
Read My Posts at Dawning of a Brighter Day:
"The Mormon Lit Blitz: Week One"
"Mormon Literature, Flash Fiction, and the iPad Age"
"Teaching Mormon Literature to Non-Mormon Students"
"Utopian Spaces and Mormon Fiction"
Mormon LitCrit: Do We Need New Mormon Literary Theory"
Read My Posts at Modern Mormon Men:
"Why I Read Realistic Mormon Literature"
"How to Turn Your Mormon Story into a National Bestseller"
"Revisiting My Dorky Childhood"
"It's Almost the End of the World as We Know It. Start Reading."
"'Not a Clear Separation': An Interview with John S. Dinger"
"'The Inner Life Matters': Tyler Chadwick on Fire in the Pasture and Mormon Poetry in the 21st Century"
"The Mormon Lit Blitz, or How to Make the Most of Four Minutes on the Internet"
"Bad Press and the Conversations We're Not Having"
"Everyday Mormon Writer & The 2012 AML Conference"
You can contact me at scotthales at low-techworld dot org.
