hi there!

i'm scott laughlin.

he / him / his

about me

i'm an educator, a seeker, a writer, a coach, and a proud dad of two strong young women.

I've been an English teacher at San Francisco University High School for almost two decades. During my time at UHS, I've also served as Chair of the English Department (twice), worked in the College Counseling office as an essay advisor, designed curricula + assessment practices, and coached both basketball and flag football.

I'm also the Co-Founder & Associate Director of the DISQUIET Literary Program, which brings world-renowned writers together each summer in Lisbon, Portugal. My own writing has been published in Guernica, The San Francisco Chronicle, Post Road, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Common, and more.

I hold an MFA from Converse College, a BA from Boston University, and an emotional PhD from the Los Angeles Lakers. I own an admittedly absurd number of books.