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Nic Pizzolatto Biography

Birth Name:Nic Pizzolatto

Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actor

Fast Facts

Was a finalist for the 2004 National Magazine Award for Fiction
Was in contention for the 2006 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
In 2012, he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his work on the series "The Killing․"
Attended Louisiana State University and the University of Arkansas
Is best known for his work as a screenwriter and novelist
Has taught writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In 2010, his first novel "Galveston" was published