Scott Heim

Scott Heim
Heim in 2025
Born (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • editor
NationalityAmerican
Period1995–present
GenreLiterary Fiction
SubjectMemory, sex, childhood trauma
Notable worksMysterious Skin (1995)
We Disappear (2008)
Notable awardsLambda Literary Award for Fiction, 2009
PartnerMichael Lowenthal
Website
scottheim.com

Scott Heim (born September 26, 1966) is an American novelist from Hutchinson, Kansas, currently living in Massachusetts. Heim's first novel, Mysterious Skin, was published in 1995.