William Scott Williams holds masters degrees from Harvard Divinity School, UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, and The MFA Program For Writers at Warren Wilson College. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in Meridian: The Semi-Annual from the University of Virginia, The Massachusetts Review, Poydras Review, The Greensboro Review, and The Drake. William’s first screenplay, Cross Country, was a finalist at the Austin Film Festival. His novel, The Familiar Ferry, was a finalist for the Black Lawrence Big Moose Prize. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.