Ben Shattuck

Ben Shattuck (born 1984) is an American writer, painter, and curator. Born in Massachusetts, he received a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's degree from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He has written one book and a number of short stories. One of his short stories, "The History of Sound", was developed into an as-yet-unreleased film. Shattuck is also a painter. Early life and education Shattuck was born and raised in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. His parents both work in the arts in Massachusetts; his mother owns an art gallery, while his father is a painter. Shattuck attended Deerfield Academy for high school, Cornell University for college, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop for his Master's of Fine Arts in fiction. He taught fiction writing while at the University of Iowa as a graduate teaching assistant, and then at Victoria University of Wellington. Career Shattuck's first book, Six Walks, was published in 2022. The memoir tracks the author's retracing of six walks taken by Henry David Thoreau, which brings about personal memories and emotional insights. It received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. In 2021, Shattuck and his brother bought the general store in their hometown, Davolls General Store, which was originally built in 1793.