Alabama Authors Directory

The Alabama Authors Directory is a resource for readers, editors, publishers, educators, librarians, program planners, and the simply curious to discover and learn more about writers with connections to the state.

Authors directly submit their entries via this form, including publications, availability for programs and workshops, and contact information. Easily searchable and updated, the directory will grow and become more valuable with each entry.

Alabama authors are writing in every genre, for every age and interest, and in just about every corner of the world. From the new and emerging to the underknown to the best known, the Alabama Authors Directory is a resource to discover writers and works that reflect our rich, lively literary culture.

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Scott Latta

Hometown: Pelham, AL Lives in: ,

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  • Email: swlatta@gmail.com

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  • Preferred Contact Method: Form on My Website

 

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About Scott Latta

Genres: Nonfiction

Available for: Readings, Workshops, School Programs, In Person, Remote

Bio:

Scott Latta is an award-winning journalist who has spent a decade reporting for humanitarian organizations on conflict, displacement, and climate change around the world. His essays and reporting have been featured in The Believer, CityLab, Modern Farmer, and The Southampton Review, which awarded him the Frank McCourt Memoir Prize. His debut book, Gods of the Smoke Machine: Power, Pain, and the Rise of Christian Nationalism in the Megachurch, published in 2025. He lives in Oregon.

Works:

Gods of the Smoke Machine: Power, Pain, and the Rise of Christian Nationalism in the Megachurch. Chicago Review Press, October 28, 2025

Awards:

2016 Frank McCourt Memoir Prize

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