Scott Butterfield
Writer / Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Writing Experience
Published Writing
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Prelude: a novel (Ad Lumen Press, Summer 2020)
The Nose Knows (nightlyglass, 2014)
Coravin’d (nightlyglass, 2014)
The Four Seasons (BASED, 2014)
I don’t remember the young woman’s name (Euphony, 2013)
The Book of Brad (Eleven Eleven, 2013)
Autobiographobia (Iowa Review, 2012)
Adult Superstore (Menacing Hedge, 2012, Pushcart Prize Nominee)
Translated From the Spanish... (Broome Street Review, 2010)
Stop, Watch (Tarpaulin Sky, 2009)
Short Films
Writer / Director / Producer
IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm-/
Planned and executed every aspect of the production from script to screen
● Ownage (2019)
● Terroir (2018)
● The First Tycoon (2017)
Private Tutor / Iowa City, IA-
● Explained in easy-to-understand language various complex terms and concepts
to the students
● Assisted students in a variety of complicated assignments
● Worked effectively with students at various learning levels
● Coordinated between technological apps, videos, and book-based explanations on
a wide array of subjects
Creative Writing Teacher / University of Iowa
Assistant Professor / Sept 2008 - May 2010
● Prepared all course components and taught creative writing techniques to
students of diverse intellectual and cultural backgrounds.
● Developed poetry, fiction, and non-fiction exercises for student instruction across
all talent levels
● Crafted in-depth lectures on wide-ranging topic of literature and the writing craft
● Created a supportive and pleasant atmosphere for the discussion and analysis of
creative writing assignments
Managerial Experience
Flask Fine Wine & Whiskey / Studio City, CA
Aug 2015-present
Wine buyer, wine bar manager, store manager
Responsible for curating an enormous selection of wines from all over the globe
Built fantastic working relationships with many different personalities
Supervised sales staff and trained new employees
Designed weekly educational tasting flights and events for on-site wine bar
Traveled to trade tastings, visited wineries, and met with winemakers in
Bordeaux, Tuscany, Austria, California, and more
● Expert customer service, pairing wines for a wide variety of events
● Wrote original content for email newsletters and special events and website blog
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Education
Master of Fine Arts, Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Iowa City, Iowa
Bachelor of Science in History, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
