Scott Lax
Author & Educator
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SCOTT LAX AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
NON-FICTION May 16, 2009 In the Ohio Professional Writers 2009 Communication Contest, Scott Lax was awarded: 1. First Place for "Original Columns, General" 2. First Place for "Feature Story, Magazine" 3. Second Place for "Special Series, Print Media." June 2008: Ohio Excellence in Journalism Award, statewide competition, sponsored by The Cleveland Press Club, Honorable Mention, Best Single Essay, Open Print Bread Loaf Writer’ Conference (Middlebury College), Bernard J. O’Keefe Scholar in Nonfiction 1993 Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, Staff Scholar 1994, 1995 FICTION The Hub City Writers Project announces "The Scott Lax Prize." The full-ride scholarship to the Wildacres Writers Conference was established in 2008 and is underwritten by Hillcrest Publications of Spartanburg, SC to honor novelist Scott Lax of Ohio." March 2009 Sewanee Writers’ Conference (U. of the South), Walter E. Dakin Fellow in Fiction 1998 The Year That Trembled, a Novel, named of of 1998’s “Milestones in Fiction by Denver Post, 1998 The Year That Trembled, a Novel named Vermont Book of the Year, Runner-Up, 1999 FILM Midwest Filmmaker of the Year, Cleveland International Film Festival 2002 Producer’s Award, Winner, People’s Choice, Cincinnati International Film Festival 2002 Producer’s Award, Winner, Best Regional Feature, Cincinnati International Film Festival 2002 Bessie’s People’s Choice Award, Burlington, VT City Arts, Favorite Film 2002 OTHERS Named to fourteen-person list of Hiram College’s “Most Illustrious Alumni,” 1999 City of Cleveland Certificate of Congratulations for body of work, 2002 |
HOME OF THE CHAGRIN VALLEY WRITERS' WORKSHOP (Click link above) Produced by Tyler Davidson and Scott Lax
Based on the novel by Scott Lax Written and Directed by Jay Craven "Memorable...beautifully reflects the depth of experience of the late 60s and early 70s...a touching glimpse into the lives of young people enmeshed in the political and emotional climate of the times - The Boston Herald  Photo courtesy of Tom Quesinberry  Photo courtesy of Tom Quesinberry  Photo courtesy of Tom Quesinberry |
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