About Nic
Nic Pizzolatto was born in New Orleans and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was educated at Louisiana State University and the University of Arkansas, where he received several awards for his writing.
His work has been published in the Atlantic, Oxford American, Iowa Review, Missouri Review, and other magazines. He has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award, and his collection of stories Between Here and the Yellow Sea was named by Poets & Writers magazine as a top five fiction debut of 2006.
He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His first novel, Galveston, was published by Scribner on June 15, 2010. He is represented by Henry Dunow at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Agents in New York and RWSG Literary Agency in Santa Monica.
Recent News
Prix du Premier Roman
Galveston was awarded the Prix du Premier Roman (Best First Novel, Foreign) by the French academy.
Original Feature Deal
Nic has signed a two-feature development deal for original material with Anonymous Content.
The Snakehead
Nic will write the screenplay for 90's Chinatown crime epic The Snakehead for director Stephen Gaghan.
Galveston finalist for Barnes and Noble Discover Award
Galveston was one of three fiction finalists for the 2010 Barnes and Noble Discover Prize.
Edgar Awards
Galveston was a finalist for the 2010 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
HBO Pilot
Nic has been hired to write a pilot for HBO and the screenplay of Galveston for director John Crowley.
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers
Galveston was selected in the Fall 2010 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers picks. Read more »
Dennis Lehane reviews Galveston in the New York Times Book Review
‘An often incandescent fever dream of low-rent, unbearable beauty’.
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Times-Picayune: ‘Of hurricanes, hitmen and love among the ruined’
“At its core, Galveston is a story of discovery, of finding—at long last—love." Read more »
San Antonio Express-News
“In Nic Pizzolatto, we have a new noir voice who can write tough-guy talk with the best of them, but isn't afraid to show restraint and vulnerability.” Read more »
Dallas Morning News: ‘Knockout crime noir’
"Like a cross between Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon and Raymond Carver's boozy short stories, Nic Pizzolatto's debut novel...delivers knockout crime noir." Read more »
Publisher's Weekly Starred Review
"Pizzolatto... takes a hard-edged look at the stormy life of a compassionate criminal in his impressive first novel." Read more »