Scott Sherman is a U.S. writer and podcaster. His first novel, ''First You Fall'', won the 2009

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for Best Gay Mystery. His writing has also appeared in many periodicals. His podcasts include The Gay Parenting Show, Digital Photography Life and the four-time

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nominated The Digital Photography Show. Sherman's photography has been published in

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magazine.

Education

From 1976-1980, Sherman attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from

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in 1985 with a Masters of Science in Counseling.

Publishing career

Sherman has written for many publications, including

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, Genre and Instinct. In the September 16, 2002 issue of

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, Sherman's "If Our Son Is Happy What Else Matters" was selected for the prestigious "My Turn" column. For the impact of that article, which described a homophobic attack on his family, and other advocacy efforts, Sherman and his family won the 2004 "Families of Pride" award from the Family Pride Council (later, the Family Equality Council In June 2008, Alyson Books published Sherman's first novel, the romantic, humorous mystery ''First You Fall''. The novel received positive reviews and was the winner of the 2009 2009 Lambda Literary Award Nominees and Winners

for Best Gay Mystery.

Podcasting

Sherman's first podcast was ''The Gay Parenting Show'', which ran from 2005-2007. ''The Gay Parenting Show'' featured personal commentary and interviews with experts in the field of gay parenting, including

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, author and activist

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and

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of the Freedom to Marry Coalition. Sherman's next podcast, ''The Digital Photography Show'', ran on The Podcast Network from 2006 to 2008. ''The Digital Photography Show'' was hosted by Sherman and Michael Stein. ''The Digital Photography Show'' was a consistently top-rated show in

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and was nominated for two

in both 2007 and 2008. In 2008, Sherman and Stein moved their show to Personal Life Media, where it was renamed ''Digital Photography Life''. Guests on the show have included

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, Rick Sammon and Nicholas Boothman. After an on-again/off-again podcasting schedule, the ''Digital Photography Life'' podcast abruptly ended on September 21, 2009 with no explanation for the termination of the show.

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Scott Sherman
(archived 2016) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherman, Scott 1962 births 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American gay writers American bloggers American podcasters Living people Lambda Literary Award winners American LGBT novelists 21st-century American male writers American male bloggers Edward R. Murrow High School alumni New York University alumni Writers Guild of America Award winners